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Risk factors and comorbidities associated with notified cases of tuberculosis in the municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
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Keywords

Tuberculosis
Epidemiology
Comorbidity
Smoking
Alcoholism

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Risk factors and comorbidities associated with notified cases of tuberculosis in the municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. (2021). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 13(8), e8676. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e8676.2021

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Abstract

Objective: To estimate and describe the comorbidities of all tuberculosis cases reported to the National System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) in the municipality of Campo Grande/MS. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey of secondary data that analyzed all 2806 cases reported to the National System of Notifiable Diseases in the city of Campo Grande/MS, from January 2014 to December 2019. Results: The incidence rate in the municipality it ranged in the period from 31.56 to 51.42 cases/100 thousand inhabitants. There was a predominance of males (80.3%). As for comorbidities, 70.5% had at least one. Smoking was the most prevalent health problem (27%), followed by the use of psychoactive substances, alcohol and HIV/Aids co-infection (13.8%). Diabetes was the least prevalent disease with 5.4%, which differs from national rates. The Directly Observed Treatment modality was performed in 3.8% of the cases, a much lower rate than the national rate. Conclusion: The possible occurrence of delayed diagnosis was evidenced. A third of TB cases were diagnosed in hospitals. The incidence coefficient in the city was higher than in the state and in Brazil, mainly in the years 108 and 2019, with an incidence rate of 51.42 and 41.6, respectively.

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