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Tuberculosis preventive treatment in a Brazilian prison: acceptability, completion, and perspectives of persons deprived of liberty and their family members

2026-04-06

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Tuberculosis (TB) poses a major public health challenge in carceral settings. In Brazil, persons deprived of liberty experience a TB risk 26 times that of the general population. Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) is a critical yet underutilized strategy in prisons, in part due to limited empirical evidence to guide implementation. <bold>Methods:</bold>...

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b808ac5a-c81a-5d73-9330-ca315a1e4110
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-9247038/v1
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