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- Title
Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection associated factors regarding the 2001-2011 timeframe.
- Authors
Bogéa Pereira, Luís Fernando; Lemos Soares, Daniel; Silva, Tereza Cristina; Carvalho de Sousa, Vanessa Emille; de Jesus Mendes Caldas, Arlene
- Abstract
Objective: The study's aim has been to analyze the factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection and to determine the maximum and minimum prevalence of HIV test positivity among tuberculosis cases in Maranhão State during the 2001-2011 period. Methods: It is a cohort study that was performed by analyzing data from the Sistema de Informações sobre Agravos de Notificações (SINAN) [Disease Aggravation Information System]. Poisson's regression model was used with robust variance adjustment in order to identify associations. Results: The Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection prevalence was 15.1%. From a gross data analysis, the significant associations for coinfection were, as follows: male gender, age groups from 20 to 39 years old and from 40 to 59 years old, schooling less than 8 years, entry by transfer and termination by abandonment/death. In the adjusted analysis, male gender, age range from 20 to 39 years old, schooling less than 8 years and termination due to abandonment/death remained associated with the coinfection. Conclusion: The Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection rate was found high and also associated with several factors related to health in Maranhão State.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS mortality; HIV infections; LONGITUDINAL method; POISSON distribution; REGRESSION analysis; SEX distribution; DISEASE prevalence; REFUSAL to treat; HIV seroconversion; MIXED infections
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 4, p1025
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i4.1026-1031