Epidemiologia da tuberculose : morbidade e mortalidade no Ceará, no período de 1992 a 1996

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Luiza de Marilac Meireles
• Data de Publicação: 1997
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/7041
• topic: Tuberculose; Morbidade; Epidemiologia

Tuberculosis is a disease associated with strong social determinants. Until the 70’s tuberculosis morbidity rates steadily decreased world-wide. Since the 80’s however, an increase was observed in all continents, including the developed countries, where this disease was a problem amenable of eradication. This increase in the incidence was explained by the spread of both, poverty and AIDS epidemics. Tuberculosis is one of the infectious and communicable diseases more frequent in Ceara. The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of tuberculosis morbidity and mortality in Ceara in the 1992-1996 period. An analysis of the state’s demographic background is also presented, in an attempt to explain the fairly high rates. Demographic and surveillance data from IBGE and State of Ceara Secretariat for Health were used. The main results were: 1) the mortality rate was 2.69/ 100,000 with a falling trend. 2) 21,033 incidence cases were notified, with a incidence rate of 64.03/ 100,000; 3) the age group 20 to 29 years was the most affected, while the persons above 50 years old showed the highest risk; 4) a declining trend of pulmonary involvement was observed. The results confirm tuberculosis as one of the most important endemic disease in Ceara, being necessary the urgent implementation of strong public health initiatives in order to achieve its control.