A Tuberculose em indigenas do estado Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects the respiratory system, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, easily capable of leading to death. It is understood that tuberculosis is linked to the low human development index (HDI). In view of this, it was found that in the world, there are more than 370 million indigenous people, living in about 70 countries, a population that is very affected by the disease. Objectives: The objective of this research is to verify data on tuberculosis in indigenous people in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the last 10 years. Methodology: This is an exploratory literature review study. The project needs to go through the Research and Extension Evaluation Committee (CAPE) for the proper data analysis and use, still, it is not necessary to go through the CEP (Research Ethics Committee) because it is a bibliographic review. Results: In Brazil, in a period of six years (2011-2017) 608,701 cases of tuberculosis were reported, 6,520 of these cases occurred in indigenous populations, equivalent to 931.4 cases per year. Factors associated with tuberculosis in indigenous children in three states with the highest incidence in Brazil, revealed the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, have about 60% of tuberculosis cases in the country and have an incidence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis of 31.5/100 thousand inhabitants. Conclusion: Tuberculosis remains at high levels of incidence, the scarcity of technical, financial and human resources makes early diagnosis and treatment difficult, in addition to the social and economic factors involved, which impair treatment and aid in the proliferation of the disease. However, it is understood that if there is greater insistence on the part of health agencies in indigenous areas through the availability of more prepared and specialized professionals and better distribution of resources, it can improve treatments and minimize contamination and future cases.