Abstract
Identify the prevalence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis in the territory of a Family Health Unit in the Canal of a city in Pará. Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with individuals with tuberculosis registered in the Family Health Strategy in a city in Pará. Information collection occurred through the analysis of medical records and the application of a questionnaire, in which data were used. 39 participants were evaluated, of which 56% were women, 54% were brown, 44% had incomplete primary education, 72% performed paid work, 68% were self-employed, 72% had self-contribution with family income, 91% received less than one salary minimum, 59% have five or more dependents, 32% have no fixed hours, 49% live in a ceded house, 39% have four rooms in the house, 31% live with three more people, 67% have a brick house, 62% with clay tile roof, 82% do not have good ventilation in the house, 100% with a bathroom at home, 92% inside, 100% with running water, 53% with regular garbage collection, 67% without chronic diseases, of which that presented 46% was HIV. The association between tuberculosis and socioeconomic indicators seems to be influenced both by the level of spatial aggregation and by the particular characteristics of the geographical areas.