Análise epidemiológica dos casos de tuberculose em populações vulneráveis no estado do Pará

Abstract

Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of vulnerable populations in the state of Pará in a 10-year historical
series. Method: Ecological, descriptive study, with a quantitative approach with cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in
vulnerable populations, the data were acquired through the website of the Department of Informatics of the Unified
Health System of Brazil, from the Tuberculosis Notification/Investigation Forms. For data analysis, descriptive statistics
were applied by means of absolute and relative frequency (percentage). Results: Among the vulnerable populations, the
following stood out: HIV (29.8%) and PPL (28.8%), with the health regions with the most cases, respectively,
Metropolitan I and Metropolitan II. There was a predominance of cases in males (76.1%) and age group between 20 and
29 years (34.0%). Conclusion: The results indicate that the state of Pará still concentrates high rates of TB cases among
vulnerable populations.