Title |
Analysis and comparison of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in the homeless population and in the general population of Brazil
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Published in |
Jornal de Pneumologia, April 2021
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DOI | 10.36416/1806-3756/e20200178 |
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Authors |
Andresa Cristine Estrella Dos Santos, Camila Brunfentrinker, Larissa da Silva Pena, Suélen Dos Santos Saraiva, Antonio Fernando Boing |
Abstract |
Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem deeply influenced by inequality. The present study used data from the Brazilian Tuberculosis Case Registry Database in order to compare the rates of tuberculosis treatment success, loss to follow-up, and tuberculosis mortality between the homeless population and the general population of Brazil. The likelihood of tuberculosis treatment success was reduced by approximately 50% in the homeless population. In addition, the rate of loss to follow-up was 2.9 times higher in the homeless population than in the general population, and the rate of tuberculosis mortality was 2.5 times higher in the former. |
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United States | 2 | 67% |
Argentina | 1 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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Student > Master | 7 | 16% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Professor | 2 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 7% |
Unknown | 19 | 44% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 5% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 7% |
Unknown | 21 | 49% |