Tuberculose entre pessoas privadas de liberdade no estado de Mato Grosso - MT

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases among people deprived of their liberty, notified in Mato Grosso from 2012 to 2021. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective study with a descriptive approach to the data. The study population consisted of persons deprived of their liberty in the state of Mato Grosso notified with tuberculosis in the Information Systems database of the Mato Grosso State Health Department (DwWeb/SES-MT), and covered the last 10 years. (2012-2021). The data were organized and analyzed presenting their absolute and relative values through tables. Result: It was observed that in the state prison system during this period 1,335 cases of tuberculosis, and a 27x greater number of contacts, being 28,412. Among these confirmed cases, 92% were male, aged between 24 and 29 years (35%). Regarding race/skin color, 980 (73%) were brown, 203 (15%) were white and 112 (8%) were black. Regarding the clinical characteristics of tuberculosis cases, the pulmonary clinical form was almost all present, represented in 96.77% of the cases. Conclusion: The results of this research lead to a reflection on the need to improve the notifications of the disease in people deprived of their liberty in the state and the need to improve the physical and environmental aspects of the prison system by facilitating 28 times the contagion of tuberculosis among prisoners.