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Advancing Corrections Journal : Edition # 12-2021
Out of the 105 patients who did not complete treatment in prison , 52 ( 49.5 %) were released , 32 ( 30.5 %) died , 2 ( 1.9 %) were transferred , 3 ( 2.9 %) had treatment failures , and 16 ( 15.2 %) were lost to follow-up [ Table 2 ].
Table 1 : Characteristics of Men Incarcerated in Haiti ’ s National Penitentiary and Diagnosed with Tuberculosis from January 2016 to December 2018
Age ( years )
TB Case Category
TB Type
HIV Status
Cell Block
Pre-treatment weight ( kg )
Variable No . %
Missing
18
15-25
173
26.9
26-29
163
25.4
30-34
151
23.5
35 +
156
24.3
Missing
1
New Case
536
81.2
Retreatment Case
124
18.8
Missing
38
Pulmonary
535
85.9
Extra-Pulmonary
88
14.1
Missing
39
Negative
554
89.1
Positive
68
10.9
HIV-Positive & Pulmonary
51
HIV-Positive & Extra-Pulmonary
12
HIV-Positive & New Case
53
HIV-Positive & Retreatment Case
15
Missing
403
Admission
15
5.8
Bois Vena
10
3.9
Brick
52
20.1
Dispensair
77
29.8
Greffe
2
0.8
Hall
11
4.3
Klinik
8
3.1
Titanic
83
32.2
Missing
163
38-49
130
26.1
50-54
137
27.5
55-60
115
23.1
60-83
116
23.3
180