Tuberculosis case reporting: a comparative profile between indigenous and non-indigenous people

• Autor(a) principal: Orfão, Nathalia Halax
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Souza, Igor José de, Santos, Bruna Andrade, Feitosa, Vivianne Gomes, Souza, Daniele Silva de, Alves, Cristiano Lucas de Menezes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3749
• topic: Tuberculose; Povos indígenas; Epidemiologia; Perfil de saúde; Tuberculosis; Indigenous peoples; Epidemiology; Health profile; Tuberculosis; Pueblos indígenas; Epidemiología; Perfil de salud

Considering that the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection is greater among more vulnerable groups, such as the Indigenous population, this study sought to compare the epidemiological profile of TB cases reported by the Indigenous population of Rondônia, between 2015 and 2020. A descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study with a quantitative approach was conducted based on the survey of sociodemographic and clinical variables of cases registered at the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN). Inclusion criterion consisted of individuals aged 18 years or older, and the exclusion criteria were records of people who resided in other states and with unknown or blank race/ethnicity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test using TIBCO’s Statistic 13.4 software, considering a 5% significance level, after meeting the ethical precepts. The variables gender (p = 0.034), education (p = 0.000), area of residence (p = 0.000), AIDS (p = 0.011), alcoholism (p = 0.038), use of illicit drugs (p = 0.008), smoking (p = 0.003), sensitivity test (p = 0.047), HIV (p = 0.002), directly observed treatment (p = 0.000), contacts examined (p = 0.000), and termination status (p = 0.035) showed statistical significance. These findings indicate a difference in the profile between Indigenous and non-indigenous TB patients, whose particularities of the health-disease process require professional training, teamwork, intersectoral actions and improved communication, including data recording, for the continuity and strengthening of care approaches.