Rarianne Carvalho Peruhype1, Lisiane Morelia Weide Acosta2, Antônio Ruffino Netto3, Mônica Maria Celestina de Oliveira4, Pedro Fredemir Palha5. 1. Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. 2. General Coordination of Health Surveillance, City Hall of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 3. Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. 4. Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 5. School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the geographical distribution of the tuberculosis (TB), its incidence and prevalence and TB-HIV coinfection in the districts of Porto Alegre from 2007 to 2011. METHOD: An ecological, descriptive study of time series that used descriptive and geoprocessing techniques. RESULTS: In total, were recorded 3,369 incident cases and 3,998 prevalent cases of pulmonary TB. In both contexts, there was predominance of cases in males and in Caucasians. Seventeen districts showed prevalence rates above 79.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants, considering that 15 of them had incidence rates above 73.7 cases/100,000 inhabitants. The TB-HIV coinfection rates reached 67% in some districts, which is above the city average value (30%). CONCLUSION: The distribution analysis showed that the reformulation and restructuring of policies and health services in Porto Alegre are essential.
OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the geographical distribution of the tuberculosis (TB), its incidence and prevalence and TB-HIV coinfection in the districts of Porto Alegre from 2007 to 2011. METHOD: An ecological, descriptive study of time series that used descriptive and geoprocessing techniques. RESULTS: In total, were recorded 3,369 incident cases and 3,998 prevalent cases of pulmonary TB. In both contexts, there was predominance of cases in males and in Caucasians. Seventeen districts showed prevalence rates above 79.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants, considering that 15 of them had incidence rates above 73.7 cases/100,000 inhabitants. The TB-HIV coinfection rates reached 67% in some districts, which is above the city average value (30%). CONCLUSION: The distribution analysis showed that the reformulation and restructuring of policies and health services in Porto Alegre are essential.