Open AccessEpidemiological profile of people affected by tuberculosis in Campina Grande - PB, between 2014 and 2018
Author(s) -
Francisco Patrício de Andrade Júnior,
Januse Míllia Dantas de Araújo,
Laísa Vilar Cordeiro,
Egberto Santos Carmo,
Vanessa Santos de Arruda Barbosa,
Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de ciências médicas e biológicas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2236-5222
pISSN - 1677-5090
DOI - 10.9771/cmbio.v20i2.37631
Subject(s) - epidemiology , tuberculosis , medicine , public health , etiology , environmental health , mycobacterium tuberculosis , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , sociology
tuberculosis is a bacteriosis caused by the etiological agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which initially affects the lungs, however it can become extrapulmonary. Although this infection is an important public health problem in Brazil, epidemiological studies on this disease are scarce. Objective: thus, the present study aimed to elucidate the epidemiological profile of people affected by tuberculosis in Campina Grande – PB, between the years 2014 to 2018. Methodology: this is an epidemiological, retrospective, analytical and documentary study, in which data were collected from the Department of Informatics of the “Sistema Único de Saúde”. Results: Between 2014 and 2018, 795 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Campina Grande-PB, with 2018 having the highest number of cases (24.6%). The epidemiological profile of those affected was predominantly male, aged 20 to 39 years, with low schooling, mixed race and residents of the urban area. When associating sex with immunosuppressive factors, a statistically significant association was observed between, HIV, the state of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and alcoholism (p <0.05). Conclusion: in this way, the data of this research can guide the development of indicators and public policiesfor the most susceptible population.