The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate three tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention strategies in prisons in Paraguay. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Which strategy is more effective for reducing the incidence rate of active TB? * Which strategy is more effective for reducing the TB infection rate? * Are these strategies safe, feasible, and cost-effective in prison settings? Researchers will compare three cluster-based, non-randomized programmatic strategies implemented in three prisons. These strategies differ in the frequency of screening, the diagnostic methods used, and the approach to tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT). Participants will: * undergo informed consent and clinical evaluation * receive TB screening through symptom assessment, chest digital X-ray with CAD, and rapid molecular testing, depending on site strategy * undergo IGRA testing and preventive therapy assessment, depending on the assigned strategy * be followed for 18 months, with screening rounds every 6 months or annually depending on the prison
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Point prevalence of active tuberculosis at each screening round
Timeframe: At baseline and every 6 months up to 24 months
Incidence of active tuberculosis between screening rounds
Timeframe: Continuously assessed between screening rounds over 24 months
Incidence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI conversion) between screening rounds
Timeframe: Every 6 months up to 24 months
Progression from latent tuberculosis infection to active tuberculosis
Timeframe: Up to 24 months