Tuberculosis in elderly people from the state of Maranhão: contribution to the control program

• Published in: Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1088 - 1095
• Main Authors: da Silva, Leticia Ferreira, da Silva, Elza Lima, Silva, Tereza Cristina, Caldas, Arlene de Jesus Mendes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Aging; Developing countries; Diabetes; Disease; Epidemiology; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Illnesses; LDCs; Mental disorders; Older people; Public health; Tuberculosis; Brazil
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.1088-1095

Objective: The study’s goal has been to assess the profile and identify the factors related to tuberculosis in elderly people from the State of Maranhão over the period from 2010 to 2015. Methods: It is an analytical cross-sectional study addressing cases of tuberculosis in elderly people from the State of Maranhão. There were used secondary data from the Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) [Information System of Notification Aggravations], which is available on Datasus. Aiming to identify the associations between the outcome (tuberculosis in elderly people) and the independent variables, the Poisson regression was then used. Results: After the model adjustment, the education < 8 years of study, having hospital discharge without being cured, unperformed HIV test and bearing diabetes, all presented themselves as factors that increase the chance of occurrence of tuberculosis in elderly people. The other variables were presented as protective factors. Conclusion: A high prevalence of tuberculosis in elderly people was observed in the State of Maranhão (16.6%). There is a need for adopting strategies towards this clientele’s follow-up.