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ABSTRACT Diabetes mellitus (DM) has important implications for tuberculosis (TB), as it increases the risk for disease activation and is associated with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes. This study analyzed the association between TB and DM (TBDM) in Brazil from 2007 to 2014. This was a retrospective cohort study carried out in 709,429 new cases of TB reported to the national disease notification system of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Sociodemographic and clinical data, test results, and treatment outcomes were analyzed. TBDM was found in 6.0% of TB cases, mostly in men aged 18-59 years. The lethality rate was 5.1% higher in all age groups with diabetes, except in those older than 60 years of age. The frequency of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in patients with DM was higher in those without DM, with a 1.6- to 3.8-fold increase in the odds of MDR-TB. The elderly showed an increase in the prevalence of TBDM from 14.3% to 18.2%. Women were more likely to have DM, and elderly women had 41.0% greater chance of having DM. Relapse was significant among patients younger than 17 years of age. TBDM was high in Brazil, affected all age groups, and was associated with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes. We emphasize the need for strategies for the clinical management of diabetic tuberculosis patients in Brazil aiming at minimizing relapses, deaths, and MDR-TB.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Age Distribution , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Socioeconomic Factors , Tuberculosis/complications , Brazil/epidemiology , Prevalence , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Disease NotificationABSTRACT
RESUMO: Introdução: A comorbidade tuberculose e diabetes ainda continua um desafio para a saúde pública mundial. Objetivo: Analisar o perfil sociodemográfico e as características do diagnóstico e tratamento dos casos de tuberculose com e sem diabetes no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal, com dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação e do Sistema de Gestão Clínica de Hipertensão Arterial e Diabetes Mellitus da Atenção Básica, no período de 2007 a 2011. Modelo de regressão de Poisson com variância robusta foi utilizado para estimar a razão de prevalência (RP) e seus respectivos intervalos de confiança. Resultados: A comorbidade estudada foi encontrada em 7,2% dos casos. Modelo hierárquico mostrou maior RP entre indivíduos do sexo feminino (RP = 1,31; intervalo de confiança de 95% - IC95% 1,27 - 1,35); maior associação nas faixas etárias 40-59 anos e ≥ 60 anos (RP = 11,70; IC95% 10,21 - 13,39 e RP = 17,49; IC95% 15,26-20,05) e com resultado positivo da baciloscopia - primeira amostra (RP = 1,40; IC95% 1,35 - 1,47). Reingresso após abandono e abandono foram inversamente associados na comorbidade (RP = 0,66; IC95% 0,57 - 0,76 e RP = 0,79; IC95% 0,72 - 0,87). Conclusão: Os achados, como a relação inversa do abandono ao tratamento da tuberculose no grupo das pessoas com comorbidade, reforçam a importância de ações integradas nos serviços para mudar o cenário dessa desafiadora comorbidade.
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity remains a challenge for global public health. Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic profile and the diagnostic and treatment characteristics of tuberculosis cases with and without diabetes in Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System and the Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Primary Care Clinical Management System, from 2007 to 2011. We adopted a Poisson regression model with robust variance to estimate the prevalence ratios (PR) and their respective confidence intervals. Results: We found the studied comorbidity in 7.2% of cases. The hierarchical model showed a higher PR among women (PR=1.31; 95% confidence interval - 95%CI 1.27-1.35); a greater association in the age groups 40-59 years and ≥ 60 years (PR=11.70; 95%CI 10.21-13.39, and PR=17.49; 95%CI 15.26-20.05), and in those with positive sputum smear microscopy results - 1st sample (PR=1.40; 95%CI 1.35-1.47). Return after treatment discontinuation and treatment discontinuation were inversely associated with comorbidity (PR=0.66; 95%CI 0.57-0.76 and PR=0.79; 95%CI 0.72-0.87). Conclusion: The findings, such as the inverse relationship with tuberculosis treatment discontinuation in the group of people with comorbidity, reinforce the importance of integrated actions in health services to change the scenario of this challenging comorbidity.
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Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Young Adult , Tuberculosis/complications , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Diabetes Complications/epidemiology , Socioeconomic Factors , Tuberculosis/diagnosis , Tuberculosis/therapy , Brazil/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Prevalence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Sex Distribution , Age Distribution , Diabetes Complications/diagnosis , Diabetes Complications/therapy , Middle AgedABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: descrever o perfil dos casos de comorbidade tuberculose-diabetes no Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - tuberculose (Sinan-tuberculose) e do Sistema de Gestão Clínica de Hipertensão Arterial e Diabetes Mellitus da Atenção Básica (Hiperdia), de 2007 a 2011; o relacionamento probabilístico foi realizado com auxílio do software Reclink. RESULTADOS: foram encontrados 24.443 casos de comorbidade, incluindo 3.181 não registrados no Sinan-tuberculose; do total de casos recuperados, predominaram indivíduos do sexo masculino (57,2%), faixa etária de 40 a 59 anos (52,3%), raça/cor da pele preta/parda (68,4%), cinco a oito anos de estudo (78,4%), uso não regular de álcool (86,5%) e sorologia negativa para o vírus da imunodeficiência humana - HIV (91,8%). CONCLUSÃO: os casos captados tiveram perfil semelhante àqueles registrados no Sinan-tuberculose e o relacionamento dos dados de diferentes sistemas de informações possibilitou a detecção de casos não captados pela vigilância.
OBJETIVO: describir el perfil de comorbilidad de casos entre tuberculosis y diabetes en Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudio descriptivo con datos del sistema de información de casos de notificación obligatoria - tuberculosis (Sinan-tuberculosis) y el Sistema de Gestión Clínica de Hipertensión y Diabetes Mellitus de Atención Primaria (Hiperdia), 2007-2011; la relación probabilística se realizó con el software Reclink. RESULTADOS: encontramos 24.443 casos de comorbilidad, incluyendo 3.181 casos no registrado en Sinan-tuberculosis; del número total de casos recuperados predominaron varones (57,2%), edades entre 40-59 años (52,3%), negro/mulato (68,4%), cinco a ocho años de estudio (78,4%), no uso alcohol (86,5%) y serología negativa para el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana HIV (91,8%). CONCLUSIÓN: los casos captados tuvieron un perfil similar a los del Sinan-tuberculosis y el relacionamiento de datos entre diferentes sistemas de información ayudó a la detección de casos no captador por la vigilancia.
OBJECTIVE: to describe the profile of cases of tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Brazil. METHODS: this is a descriptive study with data from the Brazilian Information System for Notifiable Diseases - tuberculosis (Sinan-TB) and from the System of Registration and Monitoring of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (Hiperdia), from 2007 to 2011; probabilistic linkage was carried out with Reclink software. RESULTS: 24,443 cases of comorbidity were found, including 3,181 cases not registered on Sinan-TB; of the total number of recovered cases, mostly were males (57.2%), aged 40-59 years (52.3%), black/brown-skinned (68.4%), with five to eight years of schooling (78.4%), with no regular use of alcohol (86.5%) and negative serology for the HIV virus (91.8%). CONCLUSION: the cases found had similar profile to those registered on Sinan-TB and the probabilistic linkage of data from different information systems enabled the detection of cases not captured by surveillance.
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Humans , Male , Female , Tuberculosis , Information Systems , Diabetes Mellitus , Epidemiology, DescriptiveABSTRACT
Objective: This study investigated the sexual and occupational exposure of dentists to hepatitis B virus. Methods: The study used a self-administered, structured, and anonymous questionnaire to collect data from 318 dentists who attended the International Congress of Dentistry held in 2009. The findings were tabulated and associations between variables were determined by the chi-square and Fisher-Freeman-Halton tests. Results: Most (84.9%) dentists used all the personal protective equipment. Roughly 68.0% had experienced percutaneous injuries but only 36.4% sought specialized care. An unimpressive 75.8% of the sample received the three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine, and a meager 27.0% was tested for hepatitis B surface antibodies (anti-HBs). Only 20.1% of the study dentists used condoms and those with more years of practice were less likely to use them (p=0.006). Conclusion: The results show that the study sample is at sexual and occupational risk of hepatitis B infection.
Objetivo: Comparar os riscos de transmissão sexual do Vírus da Hepatite B e o perfil de proteção profissional de cirurgiões-dentistas. Métodos: Questionário auto-aplicável, estruturado e anônimo foi respondido por 318 profissionais participantes de Congresso Internacional de Odontologia, em 2009. Os achados foram agrupados em tabelas, e a associação de variáveis foi feita por meio do teste qui-quadrado e teste de Fisher-Freeman-Halton. Resultados: Foi observado que 84,9% dos profissionais relataram utilizar todos os Equipamentos de Proteção Individual.Aproximadamente 68,0% já se feriram com instrumento pérfuro-cortante, mas apenas 36,4% procuraram serviço especializado. A prevalência de vacinação completa contra hepatite B foi 75,8%, todavia somente 27,0% realizaram o teste de conversão sorológica(anti-HBs). Quanto ao uso de preservativo, apenas 20,1% afirmaram ter utilizado esse insumo e o tempo de formado foi estatisticamente significante quando associado à menor frequência na utilização (p = 0,006).Conclusão: Os resultados revelaram possível vulnerabilidade dos dentistas para hepatite B nos âmbitos sexual e profissional.