Perfil clínico e epidemiológico da tuberculose no estado de Alagoas no período de 2015 -2019

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious and contagious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, also called Koch’s bacillus. It is estimated that about 1/4 of the world population is infected. It is considered a serious public health problem.The objective of this study is to trace the clinical and epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in the state of Alagoas during the period of 2015 to 2019. Secondary information was collected thought the Ministry of Health’s Notifiable Diseases information system. Thus, in that period, it was possible to identify 6,043 reported cases, with a higher prevalence in male individuals (64.32%) in the age group of 20 to 39 years old (41.5%.) Some of the individuals have an unknown level of education (30.7%). In addition, 78.7% were considered new cases. The main clinical form found was pulmonary (84.83%). The majority presented negative serology for HIV (65.07%). However, some individuals did not perform the test for detection of this virus (20.44%). The highest percentage of individuals presented the cure for the disease as an outcome (51.16%), including those who abandoned the treatment (9.5%). As a result, they maintained the chain of transmission and increased the drug resistance. Thus, it is important to implement strategies to strengthen health actions and achieve the goals recommended by WHO.