Tuberculosis and epidemiological profile of the indigenous population of the Alto Rio Negro - Brazilian Amazon

Abstract

The dissemination of information about Tuberculosis (TB), the types of manifestation of the disease, its main symptoms, which preventive measures are taken and how treatment is carried out are fundamental strategies for coping with it today, in addition to informing the rates of notifications of TB on a global, national and regional scale. The objective of this article is to present the epidemiological profile of the indigenous population of the Alto Rio Negro region, in the State of Amazonas (Brazil), regarding tuberculosis. Methodologically, the article was built through a bibliographical survey, eight articles were read and only two were selected to carry out the literature review identifying the epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis for the indigenous population of the Alto Rio Negro region – AM. By carrying out a literature review, it was possible to identify how essential the relationship between health, society and the environment is in a social group, determining the possible diseases that can affect this population. It was concluded that the social conditions of Indians and non-Indians are different in economic, social, political, cultural and territorial aspects, thus making it difficult to access not only the diagnosis of the disease, but also the direct treatment observed, and information about the transmission of tuberculosis, its diagnosis, prevention and therapeutic procedure.