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Analysis and comparison of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in the homeless population and in the general population of Brazil

2021; Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia; Linguagem: Inglês

10.36416/1806-3756/e20200178

ISSN

1806-3756

Autores

Andresa Cristine Estrella dos Santos, Camila Brunfentrinker, Larissa da Silva Pena a, Suélen dos Santos Saraiva a, Antônio Fernando Boing,

Tópico(s)

Homelessness and Social Issues

Resumo

Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem deeply influenced by inequality. The present study used data from the Brazilian Tuberculosis Case Registry Database in order to compare the rates of tuberculosis treatment success, loss to follow-up, and tuberculosis mortality between the homeless population and the general population of Brazil. The likelihood of tuberculosis treatment success was reduced by approximately 50% in the homeless population. In addition, the rate of loss to follow-up was 2.9 times higher in the homeless population than in the general population, and the rate of tuberculosis mortality was 2.5 times higher in the former.

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