Analysis of the Epidemiological Profile of Tuberculosis in the Municipality of Belém do Pará during the Years 2019 to 2023
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in the municipality of Belém from 2019 to 2023 and identify the main risk factors that contribute to the prevalence of TB in affected individuals. Methods: This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, retrospective, descriptive and quantitative study, using secondary data freely available on the TABNET/DATASUS platform, for the municipality of Belém, covering various variables. Results: The results show a higher prevalence among males (63.31%), adults (69.38%), those with incomplete primary education (29.22%) and those of brown race (72.22%). In addition, the pulmonary form of the disease (83.75%) and the type of entry as a new case (80.67%) were the most prevalent. Conclusions: It was concluded that the prevalence of tuberculosis in Belém is associated with specific sociodemographic characteristics, such as gender, age group, educational level and race. The pulmonary form of the disease and the predominance of new cases are the main aspects observed in the study and highlight the need to intensify Tuberculosis prevention and control strategies.
Authors
- Felipe Valino dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-3802)
- Soraia Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-1978)
- Bruna Rafaela da Silva Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4344-7000)
- Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-7586)
- Diogo Farias Costa
- Dulce Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-1847)
- Hanna Beatriz Cruz da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6883-9173)
- Isabelle Soria Galvarro Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-9763)
- Antônia Lyandra Jesus Dos Santos
- Nelson Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8646-1227)
- Camila Carvalho do Vale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-7623)
- Gerly Anne de Castro Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-4379)
- M.M.Q. Simoes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-3339)
- Filipa Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-3436)
- Walter Lopes Neto
- Maylane Cristina Barros Sousa
- Bianca Abreu Pantoja
Institutions
- Universidade da Amazônia (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Pará (BR)
- Amazon Research Foundation (BR)
- Centro Universitário do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research
- Published
- 2024-12-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.9734/jammr/2024/v36i125689
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00