Identifying socioeconomic, epidemiological and operational scenarios for tuberculosis control in Brazil: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify scenarios based on socioeconomic, epidemiological and operational healthcare factors associated with tuberculosis incidence in Brazil.

Design

Ecological study.

Settings

The study was based on new patients with tuberculosis and epidemiological/operational variables of the disease from the Brazilian National Information System for Notifiable Diseases and the Mortality Information System. We also analysed socioeconomic and demographic variables.

Participants

The units of analysis were the Brazilian municipalities, which in 2015 numbered 5570 but 5 were excluded due to the absence of socioeconomic information.

Primary outcome

Tuberculosis incidence rate in 2015.

Data analysis

We evaluated as independent variables the socioeconom

SUBMITTER: Pelissari DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009496 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature