Tuberculosis case notifications and outcomes in Peruvian prisons prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national-level interrupted time series analysis

• DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100723
• Publication Date: 2024-03-27T10:07:51Z
• Authors: Lena Faust; Guillermo Caceres...; Leonardo Martinez; Sophie Huddart; Julia Rios Vidal; Ronald Corillocll...; Mayra Cordova Ayllon; Andrea Benedetti; Madhukar Pai; César Ugarte-Gil
• Keywords: 330; Epidemiology; Interrupted time series; Social Sciences; Nursing; Infectious disease (medical specialty); Covid-19 pandemic; FOS: Health sciences; Coronavirus Disease 2019; Psychological intervention; Virology; Peru; Health Sciences; Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 Infection; FOS: Mathematics; Pathology; Psychology; Tuberculosis; Disease; Pandemics; Pandemic; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); Statistics; Incarcerated populations; Interrupted Time Series Analysis; Outbreak; Articles; FOS: Psychology; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Clinical Psychology; Infectious Diseases; Neurology; Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health; Medicine; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Mathematics

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted tuberculosis (TB) programs, making it urgent to focus TB elimination efforts on key populations. People experiencing incarceration are at high risk for TB, however, how COVID-19-related disruptions have impacted incarcerated populations with TB is unknown.<br/>La pandemia de COVID-19 ha interrumpido significativamente los programas de tuberculosis (TB), por lo que es urgente centrar los esfuerzos de eliminación de la TB en las poblaciones clave. Las personas encarceladas corren un alto riesgo de contraer TB, sin embargo, se desconoce cómo las interrupciones relacionadas con COVID-19 han afectado a las poblaciones encarceladas con TB.<br/>La pandémie de COVID-19 a considérablement perturbé les programmes de lutte contre la tuberculose, ce qui rend urgent de concentrer les efforts d'élimination de la tuberculose sur les populations clés. Les personnes incarcérées courent un risque élevé de tuberculose, mais on ne sait pas comment les perturbations liées à la COVID-19 ont affecté les populations incarcérées atteintes de tuberculose.<br/>أدت جائحة كوفيد-19 إلى تعطيل برامج السل بشكل كبير، مما يجعل من الملح تركيز جهود القضاء على السل على الفئات السكانية الرئيسية. ومع ذلك، فإن الأشخاص الذين يعانون من السجن معرضون بشدة لخطر الإصابة بالسل، ومع ذلك، فإن كيفية تأثير الاضطرابات المرتبطة بـ COVID -19 على السكان المسجونين المصابين بالسل غير معروفة.<br/>