Tuberculosis patients submitted to supervised treatment. Ribeirão Preto-São Paulo-Brazil. 1998 and 1999

Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2005 Jan-Feb;13(1):27-31. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692005000100005. Epub 2005 Mar 3.

Abstract

This study presents a survey conducted among 132 Tuberculosis patients submitted to Supervised Treatment between 01/1998 and 12/1999, with a view to describing epidemiological aspects, according to the gender, (final) treatment result and HIV immunology result variables. The number of patients covered by Supervised Treatment rose from 19% to 30%. For each of these years, 64% and 71% of the patients were male, while 89% and 77% evolved towards cure. The rate of abandonment increased from 7% to 10%, while 4% and 10% of the patients died of Tuberculosis. The Tb/HIV co-infection represented 22% and 42% of the cases. The obtained results disclosed a tendency towards the gradual amplification of Supervised Treatment and its implementation implied.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brazil
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology