RESUMO
Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem deeply influenced by inequality. The present study used data from the Brazilian Tuberculosis Case Registry Database in order to compare the rates of tuberculosis treatment success, loss to follow-up, and tuberculosis mortality between the homeless population and the general population of Brazil. The likelihood of tuberculosis treatment success was reduced by approximately 50% in the homeless population. In addition, the rate of loss to follow-up was 2.9 times higher in the homeless population than in the general population, and the rate of tuberculosis mortality was 2.5 times higher in the former.
Assuntos
Pessoas Mal Alojadas , Tuberculose , Brasil/epidemiologia , Humanos , Resultado do Tratamento , Tuberculose/tratamento farmacológico , Tuberculose/epidemiologiaRESUMO
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem deeply influenced by inequality. The present study used data from the Brazilian Tuberculosis Case Registry Database in order to compare the rates of tuberculosis treatment success, loss to follow-up, and tuberculosis mortality between the homeless population and the general population of Brazil. The likelihood of tuberculosis treatment success was reduced by approximately 50% in the homeless population. In addition, the rate of loss to follow-up was 2.9 times higher in the homeless population than in the general population, and the rate of tuberculosis mortality was 2.5 times higher in the former.
RESUMO A tuberculose ainda é um importante problema de saúde pública profundamente marcada pela desigualdade. O presente estudo utilizou notificações de casos de tuberculose do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação para comparar dados sobre sucesso no tratamento, perda de seguimento e óbitos por tuberculose entre a população em situação de rua no Brasil comparando-a com a população geral. Verificou-se que a população em situação de rua apresentou uma probabilidade aproximadamente 50% menor de obter sucesso no tratamento da tuberculose. Além disso, a perda de seguimento e os óbitos foram 2,9 e 2,5 vezes maiores na população em situação de rua quando comparada à população geral.