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Table 2 TB testing by prisoner type: prisoners who self-reported having been tested for TB while incarcerated at six Zambian prisons, September 2009-February 2010

From: Imprisoned and imperiled: access to HIV and TB prevention and treatment, and denial of human rights, in Zambian prisons

 

Lusaka Central

Mukobeko

Kamfinsa

Mumbwa

Mwembeshi

Choma

Overall (six prisons)

Overall (%)

18

49

32

4

0

11

23

By age (%)

       

   Adults (19 years and older)

20

53

32

4

0

16

25

Males

27

53

39

4

0

21

28

Females

10

N/A

18

0

N/A

0

11

   Juveniles (8-18 years)

0

17

0

0

N/A

0

4

By classification (%)

       

   Convicts

16

56

50

6

0

19

28

   Remandees

23

20

0

0

N/A

0

12

   Immigration detainees

11

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

0

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