1. Dara, M., Chorgoliani, D., & de Colombani, P. (2014). Tuberculosis prevention and control care in prison. Prison and Health .
A positive of this study is giving a detailed explanation of how TB is spread i.e. the way the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is transmitted through coughing and sneezing in many of the prisons found across the world. It also highlights the five factors that contribute to the rise in the number of cases in those facilities.
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A negative of this study is concentrating on only two parts of the globe namely Africa and Eastern Europe. It bypassed other regions like North and South America, Asia, and Australia. This will likely lead to insufficient data to base a certain argument about Tuberculosis.
2. Grady, T. (2018). Tuberculosis Prevention and the Effect of Correctional Staff Education on Practice Outcomes.
A positive side of this report is its insistence on the significant role played by staff working in male correctional facilities in preventing the spread TB to fellow workers or prisoners. To make this endeavor a success, it has proposed the use of evidence-based education to all the staff on the transmission or prevention of Tuberculosis within a correctional facility. This method demonstrated increased knowledge among the workers about TB spread and prevention.
The negative side of this study is that it does not suggest a similar method among prisoners, who bear the brunt of this disease. In fighting Tuberculosis in prisons, it is important to involve inmates by educating them on the preventive measures to reduce its spread.
3. Graham, S. M., & Cruise, P. E. (1996). Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities: Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports .
Positive- the report provides an overview of the Tuberculosis problem in the United States and offering general preventive guidelines on both short-term and long-term. It also highlights the three most important control programs namely screening, assessment, and containment.
Negative- the report focuses only on correctional facilities in the United States without explaining prevention and control methods in other countries.
4. Greifinger, R. B. (2007). Public health behind bars: From prisons to communities. In Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71695-4
Summary: addresses the effect of Tuberculosis in correctional facilities and how to prevent it. Strength: The report identifies and explains the three most common contributors to the spread of TB, namely, the environment, the duration a person is exposed to it, and one’s infectiousness. Negative: It focused on inmates who were about to be released from the correctional facilities. It did not emphasize those with a longer duration to determine their coping mechanism and what to be done to reduce cases among them.
5. Noeske, J. (2012). TB Control in Prisons. In Public Health - Social and Behavioral Health . https://doi.org/10.5772/36985
The purpose of this research is to explain the effects of Tuberculosis in prisons by dwelling on the burden it brings, its epidemiology, and exposure that occur in those facilities. Its major strength includes proposing the use of the World Health Organization (WHO) backed Directly Observed Treatments (DOTS) is more efficient. The limitation of this report is the little information concerning the latest preventive methods to reduce the spread of Tuberculosis.
6. Nyasulu, P., Mogoere, S., Umanah, T., & Setswe, G. (2015). Determinants of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Inmates at Mangaung Maximum Correctional Facility in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment . https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/752709
Summary: it focuses on major determinants of the spread of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Mangaung Prison in South Africa. Strength: The report highlights several factors as the major contributors to the spread of TB among male prisoners. Weaknesses: The study uses one method namely, retrogressive case-control analytical design to assess the effect of the disease among inmates.
Response to Barbara Fink
I like how you start your analysis by going straight to the point on what is contained in the article. This shows a better understanding of the topic discussed and how the journal relates to it. However, you need to give a deep analysis of those articles so for the reader to get the accurate meaning of some of your statements.
Response to Michele Aldridge
One thing I would like to commend you for is the general introductory paragraph where you highlight what capstone is all about. I did not have to go through the entire analysis to understand what it is all about. What you only need to improve on is in articulating points by giving specific information instead of the general one.
Response to Caroline Shodunola
I like the way you start each analysis by highlighting the purpose of every article. I did not have to struggle to understand what each journal is all about. You also gave well-articulated points which are commendable. The only part I can advise you to change is the arrangement of points as some of them appear mixed-up.
