Tuberculose no sistema prisional de Mato Grosso : um problema de saúde pública

Abstract

The access of the deprived population to health actions and services are defined by the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Prison System (PNAISP), which emphasizes that by law that all persons deprived of their liberty (PPL) have the right to health, but what is found is high rates of proliferation of communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, which is one of the diseases that has affected the prison community. The aim of this study was to understand how health is in the Prison System, especially in relation to the issues surrounding the cases of Tuberculosis in prison units in Mato Grosso. This is a quantitative research of a descriptive nature that analyzed secondary data on tuberculosis in the Mato Grosso Prison System made available by the State Health Secretariat - Coordination of Epidemiological Surveillance and the Tuberculosis Technical Area. The cases of intramural tuberculosis in the Mato Grosso Prison System reflect the problems faced in this sector, which include overcrowding, unhealthiness, lack of ventilation and solar lighting in the cells/rays in which the PPL are located. It is considered necessary to invest in public policies that aim to develop preventive actions in the fight against diseases in the prison units and to guarantee the provision of health and quality of life for the prison community.