Table 2

Treatment outcome of prisoners with tuberculosis (TB) versus all other tuberculosis patients reported to Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance, England and Wales, 2004–2007*

Prisoners with TBOther TB cases reported to Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillancep Value‡
n/N%n/N%
Completed treatment60/1105514995/1847581<0.001
Died2/11021279/1847570.035
Lost to follow-up26/110241036/184756<0.001
Still on treatment16/11015903/184755<0.001
Treatment stopped†6/1105262/1847510.001

  • ↵* Excludes cases with unknown treatment outcome.

  • ↵† Treatment was stopped due to non-compliance or side effects, where reported.

  • ↵‡ p Value from χ2 test.