Tuberculosis patients submitted to supervised treatment. Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brazil. 1998 and 1999

Authors

  • Paula Hino University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
  • Claudia Benedita dos Santos University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
  • Jordana Nogueira Muniz University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
  • Aline Aparecida Monroe University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000100005

Keywords:

tuberculosis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, treatment outcome

Abstract

This study presents a survey conducted among 132 Tuberculosis patients submitted to Supervised Treatment between 01/1998 and 12/1999, with a view to describing epidemiological aspects, according to the gender, (final) treatment result and HIV immunology result variables. The number of patients covered by Supervised Treatment rose from 19% to 30%. For each of these years, 64% and 71% of the patients were male, while 89% and 77% evolved towards cure. The rate of abandonment increased from 7% to 10%, while 4% and 10% of the patients died of Tuberculosis. The Tb/HIV co-infection represented 22% and 42% of the cases. The obtained results disclosed a tendency towards the gradual amplification of Supervised Treatment and its implementation implied.

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Published

2005-02-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Tuberculosis patients submitted to supervised treatment. Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brazil. 1998 and 1999. (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(1), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000100005