Análise da distribuição espacial dos casos de tuberculose pulmonar na área insular do município de Santos/SP e a estratégia DOTS, 2006 - 2014

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in the insular area of the city of Santos / SP and the strategy of supervised treatment in the period from 2006 to 2014. To approach the object of study of this research, we chose to use the quantitative approach with the use of statistical, epidemiological, computational and cartographic procedures. It is characterized by being a mixed-analysis (spatial-temporal) study with secondary data on a longitudinal population basis to analyze the prevalence of tuberculosis cases in the city of Santos / SP in the period from 2006 to 2014. After the statistical analysis of the data collected , it was observed that the area most affected by the disease had the highest rates of cure and where 100% of the treatment was done through the supervised treatment strategy. The presentation of the results demonstrated should take into account some limitations of the study, among them, the analysis of secondary data. This analysis of secondary data may have been influenced by incomplete or incorrect completion of notification forms, causing underreporting of cases, need to exclude notifications for the statistical calculation of the present study and as a consequence, variation between the presented result and the actual situation in the County. In spite of such limitations, the results found in the present study coincide with the literature and can help in the creation of actions for improvements in the improvement of treatment indicators of the tuberculosis control program.