Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in são Luís, Brazil: Associated factors and spatial analysis
International Journal of Development Research
Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in são Luís, Brazil: Associated factors and spatial analysis
Received 18th May, 2021; Received in revised form 17th June, 2021; Accepted 09th July, 2021; Published online 29th August, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Darly Serra Cutrim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: This study was to identify factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection and conduct a spatial analysis of Tuberculosis/HIV cases in São Luís, the capital of the State of Maranhão. Methods: analytical cross-sectional study of confirmed cases of Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. The analysis of the factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection was performed using Poisson regression. The spatial analysis was performed using local and global Moran’s indices and spatial lag regression. Results: Poisson regression showed a significant association between being male, alcoholism, and diabetes and Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. The spatial model showed a positive correlation between population density and income and Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. Conclusion: The factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection were being male, alcoholism and diabetes.
