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| Author(s): |
Vanessa Nogueira Martinez
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) |
| Defense date: | 2010-08-27 |
| Examining board members: |
Eliseu Alves Waldman;
Claudia Valencia Montero;
Pericles Alves Nogueira
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| Advisor: | Eliseu Alves Waldman |
| Abstract | |
Objective: Describing the tuberculosis in the bolivian community resident in the districts of Belém, Bom Retiro, Bras and Pari, located in the municipality of São Paulo (MSP), in the period 1998 to 2008, analyze its possible difference in relation to access services and quality of health care among bolivians and brazilians. Methods: Descriptive study of notified cases of TB among bolivian immigrants. The data are obtained from the TB surveillance of the MSP. The variables of interest were socio-demographic characteristics, diagnostic aspects, clinical and therapeutical, behavioral, comorbidities and indicators of access to services and quality of care. The analysis was performed comparing the variables between bolivians and brazilians patients residing in the same districts. For comparison of proportion was applied the chi-square test or Fisher exact test and for means the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: Were reported 2434 TB cases in districts studied, whom 67,5%, 30,4% e 2,1% were respectively brazilians, bolivians and others nationalities; the bolivian participation increased in the period, rise from 15% to 53% of all cases, observing a drop of 43,5% in the absolute numbers of cases among the brazilians and a increase of 250% among bolivians. The incidence in study area in 2008 was 3,5 times greater than that seen on average in MSP. Compared to brazilians, bolivians were younger (mean: 26 versus 39 years, p=0.0001 and the prevalence of unemployment was lowest (2,4% versus 10,4%, p<0,0001. In 2006 to 2008, bolivians have higher rates of cure (70,9 versus 62,1%, p<0,001) and supervised treatment (81,9% versus 62,2%), and lower rates of TB in past (6,9% versus 16,9%, p<0,0001), neglect (16,9 % versus 22,4%, p<0,001), TB mortality (1,6% versus 4,8%, p<0,001) and relapse (4,9% versus 9,2%, p<0,001). The prevalence of comorbidities was lower among bolivians. Around 88% of cases of both nationalities the diagnosis and treatement was done in public health services. Conclusions: The TB is significant problem among bolivians, contributing to the maintenance of high incidence in the study area, justifying specific strategies of intervention. The results suggest that compliance with the guidelines of Sistema Único de Saude of universal access to services is an effective instrument for promoting equity in health. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/06524-6 - Equity in health: the case of tuberculosis in a Bolivians community in the city of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Vanessa Nogueira Martinez |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |