RESISTANT MULTIDROUGH TUBERCULOSIS: DETERMINANT AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF PATIENTS IN THE CITY OF NOVA IGUAÇU

Abstract

Objectives: to outline the socio-demographic prole of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (TBMR) in the municipality of Nova Iguaçu from 2015 to 2017; correlate determining factors and contributors to Multidrug Tuberculosis in Nova Iguaçu residents from the same period; to identify the diseases associated with Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in the residents of Nova Iguaçu, in the period from 2015 to 2017. Qualitative, descriptive, retrospective study, being a source of re Methods: search on TBMR patient records, notication forms and DATASUS data in the period of 2015 to 2017, regardless of the outcome, through an instrument prepared by the authors. Research eld was the Municipal Tuberculosis Control Program (PMCT) of that city from the same period. In the analysis, a database was built in an Excel 2010 spreadsheet with the collected variables, using absolute and relative frequency. We found 36 cases (73.47%) of primary Results: resistance and 13 (26.53%) of acquired resistance (AR), with an average of ± 1.4 previous treatments. There was cure in 19 cases (38.8%), abandonment in 11 (22.4%) and death in 3 (6.1%), 6 (12.2%) cases of bankruptcy and 10 (20.41%) complete treatment; and the associated comorbidities stood out HIV, smoking and Diabetes Melitus. We know that in order to reduce a disease Conclusion: , we need prevention and public policies for it, and that people understand and incorporate it into their routine.