Current epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis among cases reported in anápolis-goiás between 2011 and 2016

Objective: This study aimed at characterizing the clinical-epidemiological profile of tuberculosis cases reported in Anápolis-Goiás. Tuberculosis reported cases was retrieved from the notification of injury information system (NIIS) 2011 and 2016. Method: This is an epidemiological, descriptive and transversal study that was carried out in Anápolis-Goiás. Microsoft® Excel 2007 was used for data tabulation and statistical analysis performed by SPSS® (version 16.0) for Windows®. The significance level was 5% (p <0.05) for all analyzes. Result: There were 268 cases of tuberculosis reported during the period of the study. 70.9% were male and 29.1% female patients. The most prevalent age group was from 41 to 60 years old (45.5%). The most prevalent clinical form of tuberculosis was pulmonary with 83.2% of the cases. 85.5% of patients were HIV negative and 14.5% positive. Bacilloscopy was performed in 77.2% of the cases with a positive result in 56.3%. The majority of cases were cured during the treatment (70.9%); 8.2% gave up treatment and 7.8% died. The notification system has contributed to the optimization of control programs, with positive results. Conclusion: However, a significant number of new cases, treatment abandonment and death rate persist, which highlight the need of population alerting. Therefore, it is necessary to reinforce preventive campaigns, since they can contribute to the clarification of risky behaviors in the population. In this context, the role of basic health care, which has direct contact with the community and is a great ally for the promotion of health, health education, can bring people knowledge preventing new cases.