Prevalence of Tuberculosis in the Brazilian Population and Its Aggravating Factors – Systematic Review

Amanda Lima Franco, Amanda Patrícia Gaudio Bayma, Ana Carolina Abdon Seixas, Arthur Henzo da Silva Santos, Bárbara Ferreira Pereira, Daniele Lima da Costa, Maria Gabriela Perdigão Barros Monteiro, Isabela Lima Christo Alves De Campos, Lohanna Gama Nunes, Leonildo Pinheiro de Sousa Junior, Jéssica Pará Amaral de Oliveira, Luiza Bastos Campos, Maria Eduarda Menezes Almeida, Maria Mirella Nunes Bessa Guerra, Rayssa Lima Vilela, Amanda Fernandes Merhe, Antônio Rudyson Maravalhas de Barros, Bernar A Macedo Alves, Vitor Rocha Leitao, Renan Willian Costa da Silva, Brendo Silva Gaia Farias, Luíza Fernandes Malheiro, Leonardo Wanzeller Magalhães, Maria Rita Barboza Rocha, Ana Maria Ferreira Cruz Toledo

Tuberculosis; Illness; Brazil; Contamination; Combat.

Tuberculosis disease is a public health problem in Brazil, with high population mortality rates. The main problem with this pathology is the high number of people at the mercy of society, such as homeless people and those with the HIV virus, who, when affected, have a greater chance of causing undesirable outcomes. This work aims to demonstrate to the scientific community the impact of this problem in Brazil, based on the quantification of numbers offered by the federal government DATA SUS. The methodology of this study is a systematic observational review, searching for data from 2001 to 2024 on Tuberculosis. As a result, in this period almost one hundred thousand people were diagnosed with TB, mainly men aged around 20 – 30 years. Therefore, the high power of contamination of this disease in the population is demonstrated, as well as the continued need for public policies, which still appear to be flawed, such as ditero combat.

Received: 11 Mar 2024, Receive in revised form: 25 Apr 2024, Accepted: 07 May 2024, Available online: 15 May 2024

10.22161/ijaers.115.3