Conhecimento a cerca da tuberculose e seu perfil epidemiológico em Trindade – Goiás

Abstract

The objective is to characterize the epidemiology of reported cases of tuberculosis in the city of Trinidad - Goiás, between 2009 and 2012. This is a retrospective, descriptive, based on a survey of public data on TB cases, using the following variables: number of notifications, gender and age. Information was collected near the Municipal Health Secretariat of Trinidad, the Center for Epidemiological Surveillance on tuberculosis cases contained in the database System Diseases Information and Notification (Sinan). Between 2009 and 2012 were 52 reported cases of tuberculosis in the city. Higher incidence was observed in the age group between 22 and 59 years, with a higher incidence in men. There was an increase in the rate of cases per year between 2009 and 2011, an increase in the incidence rate of 10.62 / 16.26 to 100 000/100 000 in this period. The study showed that the number of records of tuberculosis in the city of Trinidad is lower when compared with other cities studied in Brazil, can be considered stable. Pharmaceutical care can greatly contribute to the control of tuberculosis, it is imperative to respect the pharmacist and the patient to ensure safe and effective treatment.