Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality related
to infectious diseases in developing countries. The incidence rate of TB in the
prison population in Brazil is about 28 times higher than that of the general
population, which is 34.8/100,000 inhabitants. TB remains a serious public
health problem worldwide. WHO and nations are making efforts to end TB as
a public health problem by 2035. Investing in health education is one of the
WHO's bets and one of the greatest challenges for prison services. Objective:
To identify and synthesize the scientific evidence present in national and
international literature about educational services and programs related to the
prevention and control of tuberculosis for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PPLs)
in prisons. Method: Integrative Literature Review (RIL) based on the PICO
strategy to formulate the research question: P (population) = PPL; I (interest)
= intervention of educational services and programs for TB control and
prevention; C (comparison – not included here); and O (outcome) = evidence
of TB prevention and control in educational services and programs for PPL.
Literature was collected in selected databases: Medical Literature Analysis
and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Latin American and Caribbean
Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Cumulative Index to Nursing and
Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), SciVerse SCOPUS and Cochrane Library.
Of the total of 10,903 identified articles, those duplicates were excluded and
after reading the titles and abstracts with application of the inclusion and
exclusion criteria, 103 articles were pre-selected. Then, a careful reading and
analysis of the pre-selected articles was performed, resulting in the selection
of 12 to compose the sample of this review. These 12 articles received the
following classification: nine of them made up Category I – Control and
prevention of tuberculosis in prisons; and the other three articles, Category II
– Practice and educational program for tuberculosis control in People
Deprived of Liberty. Conclusion: The authors of the studies included in this
review propose the Intersectoral Cooperation of Public Health and the Prison
Service through joint actions to control TB and prevent the spread of the
disease in the community. They emphasize that joint action is only possible if
there is political will from the authorities responsible for the geopolitical region
where the prisons are located.
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