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We aimed to explore the challenges of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content> control and continuity of care in prisons in Zambia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We evaluated treatment outcomes for a cohort of inmates diagnosed with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content> during a <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB REACH<\/jats:styled-content> funded screening programme initiated by the Zambia Prisons Service and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between October 2010 and September 2011, 6282 inmates from six prisons were screened for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content>, of whom 374 (6.0%) were diagnosed. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content> treatment was initiated in 345 of 374 (92%) inmates. Of those, 66% were cured or completed treatment, 5% died and 29% were lost to follow\u2010up. Among those lost to follow\u2010up, 11% were released into the community and 13% were transferred to other prisons.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Weak health systems within the Zambian prison service currently undermines continuity of care, despite intensive <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content> screening and case\u2010finding interventions. To prevent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TB<\/jats:styled-content> transmission and the development of drug resistance, we need sufficient numbers of competent staff for health care, reliable health information systems including electronic record keeping for prison facilities, and standard operating procedures to guide surveillance, case\u2010finding and timely treatment initiation and completion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/tmi.13024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,12]],"date-time":"2017-12-12T07:47:29Z","timestamp":1513064849000},"page":"243-250","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Poor continuity of care for TB diagnosis and treatment in Zambian Prisons: a situation analysis"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"S.","family":"Hatwiinda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia Lusaka Zambia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S. 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