The prevalence of TB and associated factors in Scottish prisoners

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The prevalence of active and latent Tuberculosis and associated factors in a Scottish prison

• IRAS ID

  169090

• Contact name

  Jennifer Champion

• Contact email

  jennifer.champion@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  NHS Forth Valley

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 1 months, days

• Research summary

  This study will contribute to the implementation of The Scottish Government's 'TB Action Plan for Scotland’. It will provide: (1) Prevalence data for active and latent TB in Glenochil prison and this will inform decisions about whether or not to recommend TB screening in Scottish prisons; and (2) Information on individual's testing both positive will be used to design appropriate services for hard to reach individuals in prison and the community.
  This will be a cross-sectional study. Mantoux testing, in line with the national 'Green Book' on immunisation will be conducted to screen prisoners for latent or active TB. Associated charactertistics will be collected using a questionnaire.

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 1

• REC reference

  15/WS/0085

• Date of REC Opinion

  16 Jun 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion