Screening for tuberculosis and testing for human immunodeficiency virus in Zambian prisons

• Main Authors: Katie R Maggard (Author), Sisa Hatwiinda (Author), Jennifer B Harris (Author), Winifreda Phiri (Author), Annika Krüüner (Author), Kaunda Kaunda (Author), Stephanie M Topp (Author), Nathan Kapata (Author), Helen Ayles (Author), Chisela Chileshe (Author), German Henostroza (Author), Stewart E Reid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To improve the Zambia Prisons Service's implementation of tuberculosis screening and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. Methods For both tuberculosis and HIV, we implemented mass screening of inmates and community-based screening of those residing in encampments adjacent to p...