Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective study of cases of tuberculosis in Kuje prison between April, 2004 and December, 2008. Data was collected from their medical records. The inclusion criterion was: (1) Cases of tuberculosis in which the diagnosis was based on clinical history, smear positive test and chest x-ray radiograph. (2) Cases where the treatment of tuberculosis was according to treatment strategy recommended by World Health Organization.Results: A total of forty-eight inmates, aged 20 to 45years, were diagnosed with tuberculosis within the period of interest. The prevalence rate was 2.4%, based on a total prison population of 2002. Majority of cases 93.8% were first detected in Prison and the remaining 6.3% were detected prior to incarceration. Out of the 6.3% diagnosed prior to incarceration, 2.1%

The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of religiosity and spirituality on the cultural response to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) functional adjustment among the Kanuri community of Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. The study employed a qualitative paradigm with a phenomenological approach in researching the cultural response to lived PTSD experiences in the Kanuri community. The study consisted of 32 purposefully selected participants, aged between 30 and 60 years. Twenty were engaged in in-depth interviews, and 12 in focus group discussions. Thematic data-driven analysis technique was used in analyzing the findings. The study generated three themes-the sociocultural response, psychocultural response, and occupational responses. Overall, the Kanuri people defined PTSD symptoms to mean destiny, believing it to have been ordained by God. Believing in God's powers for protection through prayers seemed to be the driving force behind the Kanuri people's survival and coping with adversities. Prayers brought about a sense of protection and determined functional adjustment to traumatic experiences. Thus, the Kanuri people employ religiosity and spirituality as a survival mechanism to overcome unwanted thoughts, anxieties, and worries. Therefore, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers require an understanding of cultural competencies to address PTSD functional adjustment by avoiding inadequate assessment, misdiagnoses, and poor intervention approaches.

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(Ebigbo, 1982) and STAI 1 & 11, Speiberger, (1974). The results indicated high levels of anxiety and stress. These conditions were identified as causes of the disorder. The behavioural treatment was successful at four weeks follow up. The second case also of a similar diagnosis was arrived at using Awaritefe psychological index (Awaritefe, 1985) and STAI 1 & 11 (Spelberger, 1974)