Assessment of tuberculosis among male prisoners in Shiraz central prison, south of Iran.

• Main Authors: Hossein Faramarzi (Author), Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi (Author), Zahra Shayan (Author), Ali Faramarzi (Author), Sima Javanmard (Author), Sadegh Kamgar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prisons play an important role in the prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) in a region. This study aimed to determine the situation of TB in high-risk male prisoners in Shiraz central prison of Fars province in southern Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study (June-October 2018) was conduct...