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Incidence of tuberculosis infection among new prisoners in Songkhla province

Reported cases of tuberculosis in prisoner found to be up to 100 times higher than that of the civilian population.  May account for up to 25% of a country’s burden of TB.  Late diagnosis, inadequate treatment, overcrowding, poor ventilation, a

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20200224001
Enrollment
540
Registered
2020-02-24
Start date
2020-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

New prisoners in Songkhla Province Tuberculin skin test&#44

Interventions

New prisoners in Songkhla prison will be done for the double tuberculin skin test. If the test is negative&#44
the prisoner will be following and redo the test at 6 months. All prisoner who we included in the study will do chest x&#45
ray in the first time of tuberculin test and re chest x&#45
ray again after tuberculin convert to be positive
No Intervention No treatment
tuberculin skin test

Sponsors

Infectious Disease Association of Thailand
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: New prisoners who are incarcerated <2 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of Incarcerate History of contact Tuberculosis cases History of tuberculosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Positive tuberculin test 12 months Tuberculin size—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
no no no—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSujinda Ruangchan

Songkhla Hospital

sushi93140@yahoo.com0816904137

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026