Characterization of the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis patients in a large city in Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Characterization of the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis patients in a large city in Brazil
Received 14th August, 2019; Received in revised form 23rd September, 2019; Accepted 12th October, 2019; Published online 30th November, 2019
Copyright © 2019, André dos Santos Neves 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.
Tuberculosis is an infectious and contagious disease that has been a concern for public health for decades. About 90,000 cases of the disease are reported per year in Brazil alone. Of these patients reported about 3,000 have the outcome determined by death each year. In the state of Maranhão, eight municipalities are considered a priority in the fight against the disease, is considered a priority municipality with an incidence of 40 / 100,000 cases / year. This study was conducted in the municipality of São Luís, state of Maranhão, which is considered by the Ministry of Health as one of the priority municipalities to fight the disease. The study aimed to draw an epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in the city of São Luís-MA, considering the sociodemographic, clinical and epidemiological factors. The results showed that the indicators established by the Ministry of Health are not being met and that according to the social and demographic profile, the municipality has a similar profile to the other municipalities in Brazil and the world.
