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Factors associated with tuberculosis retreatment in priority districts of Maranhão, Brazil

This study investigated factors associated with cases of tuberculosis retreatment due to relapse and readmission after treatment abandonment. This is an analytical cross-sectional study type of cases reported in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases in priority municipalities in the State o...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2017-12, Vol.22 (12), p.4095-4104
Main Authors: Silva, Tereza Cristina, Matsuoka, Pollyanna da Fonseca Silva, Aquino, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de, Caldas, Arlene de Jesus Mendes
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Language:eng ; por ; spa
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Summary:This study investigated factors associated with cases of tuberculosis retreatment due to relapse and readmission after treatment abandonment. This is an analytical cross-sectional study type of cases reported in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases in priority municipalities in the State of Maranhão, from January 2005 to December 2010. A logistic regression model was used to identify the association. Patients aged between 40 and 59 years (OR = 1.49, p = 0.029) with a pulmonary clinical form (OR = 2.79, p = 0.016) were more likely to incur relapse. Readmissions after abandonment were more likely in males (OR = 1.53, p = 0.046), aged between 20 and 39 years (OR = 1.65, p = 0.007), with less than eight years of schooling (OR = 2.01, p = 0.037) and with alcohol dependence (OR=1.66, p = 0.037), which showed a higher probability of another abandonment (OR = 5.96, p < 0.001). These data reinforce the need for strategies aimed at this group, such as increased supervised treatment, intensified active search, post-discharge follow-up and health education action.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-812320172212.20612015