Epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in Juiz de Fora, priority municipality in Minas Gerais state

• Autor(a) principal: Torres Rego, Renata
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Silvino Ferreira Assis, Andrêssa, Rodrigues Costa, Ronaldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/14128
• topic: Tuberculosis; Epidemiology; Public health; Tuberculose; Epidemiologia; Saúde pública

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is considered one of the biggest global health problems. In order to eliminate this disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) elaborated a plan, called The end TB strategy, whose goals were implemented by the Brazilian National Ministry of Health. Juiz de Fora is the second city in Minas Gerais with higher numbers of disease cases that is being considered a priority municipality for the TB control. Objectives: Analyze the epidemiological profile of TB in Juiz de Fora from 2008 to 2017, comparing data recorded at national, state and municipal level, as well as to access the municipal scenario against the targets proposed by the WHO plan. Material and methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, time series study was performed using secondary data provided by the Brazilian Unified Health System's Department of Informatics (DATASUS). Results: The TB incidence and mortality coefficient as well as treatment drop-out rate observed in Juiz de Fora, from 2008-2017, exceeded national and state averages, in addition to extrapolating the targets set in the WHO plan. It should be noted, however, that the proportion of rapid HIV test and the number of sputum culture performed among retreatment TB cases exceeded national and state averages. Conclusion: In some aspects, the TB epidemiological profile in Juiz de Fora revealed a situation worse than national and state scenario, but also showed that arrangements are already being carried out by the municipality to confront the disease.