Tuberculosis in Brazil: consultations in primary health care in Brazil from 2015 to 2024

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with a high morbidity and mortality rate in Brazil, reflecting a serious public health problem, in view of this, the World Health Organization recommends the organization and performance of services in the health promotion of the population, thus, Primary Health Care (PHC), being the gateway to the SUS, it is essential in epidemiological surveillance, early detection, and adherence to TB treatment. Objective: to study the profile of TB consultations in PHC Health in Brazil from 2015 to 2024. Results: TB consultations in PHC totaled n=68964 consultations, with a mean=6896.40 (±11132.6) and Coefficient of Variation (CV)=161.43%; Consultations with the identification of new cases resulted in n=45159 consultations, and n=23805 consultations were carried out with patients cured of tuberculosis under supervised treatment. As for gender, males predominate, representing 60% of the sample, and the age group from 30 to 34 with n=4783 had more consultations, followed by the age group from 20 to 24 with n=4740 consultations. Final Considerations: In view of this, it was observed that Brazil has high rates of tuberculosis and the number of consultations in primary care, especially of new cases, but also of cured cases, leads us to the need for actions to prevent the disease, as well as the need to strengthen PHC in Brazil to the point of meeting the spontaneous demand that shows a growing trend of need for consultations of new cases and treated cases, but above all, in the fulfillment of one of its purposes that is still being exercised in an immature way, which is health promotion, aiming at the prevention of tuberculosis cases, given the importance of PHC in the control of epidemics, outbreaks and endemics, with emphasis on the control of infectious-contagious diseases in order to prevent the spread of diseases such as TB.