Abstract
Brazil is in the 19th position of priority countries for the control of TB/HIV coinfection, so we aimed to analyze the social and health services contexts that are associated with TB/HIV coinfection in São Paulo state. Ecological study conducted in 645 cities of the state. The study population consisted of 10,389 new cases of TB/HIV coinfection in state residents between 2010 and 2015. The variables and indicators used in the study were collected from secondary sources. To identify the factors associated with the occurrence of TB/HIV coinfection cases, generalized additive models for location, scale and shape were used. The best distribution model was defined from the lowest Akaike information criterion value. There was an association between the occurrence of coinfection and the diagnosis of TB after death and greater treatment default. There was also an association with greater coverage of nurses and Family Health Strategy, which comprises Primary Care settings focused on families. Regarding the social context, the Gini Coefficient of inequality was identified as a determinant of coinfection. The study presents the complexity of TB/HIV coinfection, proposing critical points in the health services and social context. Despite the high coverage of nurses and Family Health Strategy in some cities, this did not affect the reduction of the incidence of coinfection. These findings may be attributed to a fragmented care and focused on acute conditions. Furthermore, this model of care holds few prospects for care integration or prioritization of prevention and health promotion actions.
Highlights
Brazil is in the 19th position of priority countries for the control of TB/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) coinfection, so we aimed to analyze the social and health services contexts that are associated with TB/HIV coinfection in São Paulo state
The complexity of TB/HIV coinfection care involves structural aspects, such as macro health and social protection policies; aspects related to the culture of a society, such as discrimination and stigma; aspects related to individuals, such as behaviors, lifestyle, psychological disorders and stress [3]; and aspects related to the organization of health services, which may favor or hinder the access of affected populations to actions and the health system [4,5]
A positive association was identified between coinfection and the male gender; percentage of TB diagnoses after death; percentage of treatment default; Gini Coefficient; Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI); mean number of nurses per thousand inhabitants; greater coverage of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and having a prison unit in the city
Summary
Brazil is in the 19th position of priority countries for the control of TB/HIV coinfection, so we aimed to analyze the social and health services contexts that are associated with TB/HIV coinfection in São Paulo state. Despite the high coverage of nurses and Family Health Strategy in some cities, this did not affect the reduction of the incidence of coinfection These findings may be attributed to a fragmented care and focused on acute conditions. Among other difficulties for the control of TB in patients coinfected with HIV, the higher occurrence of false-negative results to the smear, molecular rapid test and culture tests; the higher prevalence of extrapulmonary cases; atypical pulmonary radiological images; and the difficulty in regulating cases in urgent and emergency situations can be highlighted These aspects require skill and qualification of health teams for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, systematic assessment of the quality of the health services and permanent surveillance of areas, with active case finding for TB cases among people with HIV and vice versa [7]. This context, characterized by deprivation and social inequality [10], may place individuals at greater risk of unfavorable outcomes [11]
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