EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS/HIV COINFECTION

Authors

  • Layze Braz de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.
  • Christefany Régia Braz Costa Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.
  • Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.
  • Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • karinna Alves Amorim de Sousa Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Renata Karina Reis Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.51016

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, HIV, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Coinfection.

Abstract

Objective: analyze the epidemiological profile of coinfection by tuberculosis and the immunodeficiency virus. Method: descriptive study, developed based on a survey in the database of the Disease Notification System in the State of Piauí between 2007 and 2016. The data were collected through an instrument with sociodemographic characteristics and data related to the coinfection by tuberculosis and the immunodeficiency virus. Simple descriptive analysis was applied. Results: The prevalence of coinfection by tuberculosis and the immunodeficiency virus amounted to 6.1% of the patients (n=619). The data show the predominance of male individuals (n=467/75.4%), adults between 20 and 49 years old (n=492/79.5%) and mulattos (n=457/ 73.8%). The most identified clinical form of tuberculosis was the pulmonary with n=412 (66.6%) cases. These patients’ cure percentage corresponded to 60.8%. Conclusion: The results appointed a high prevalence of this coinfection and a high detection of the infection by the immunodeficiency virus in tuberculosis patients.

Author Biographies

Layze Braz de Oliveira, Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.

Enfermeira Mestre pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão preto - EERP

Christefany Régia Braz Costa, Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.

Enfermeira Mestre pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão preto - EERP

Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.

Enfermeira Mestre pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão preto - EERP

Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora da Graduação e Mestrado da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

karinna Alves Amorim de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira, Especialista em Gestão em programas de controle da Tuberculose pela FIOCRUZ,  Coordenadora de Doenças transmissíveis da Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Piauí – SESAPI

Renata Karina Reis, Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - EERP.

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Enfermagem Fundamental. Ribeirao Preto-SP

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Published

2018-01-15

How to Cite

de Oliveira, L. B., Costa, C. R. B., Queiroz, A. A. F. L. N., de Araújo, T. M. E., Alves Amorim de Sousa, karinna, & Karina Reis, R. (2018). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS/HIV COINFECTION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.51016

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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