Determining factors related to the incidence of the tuberculosis in a municipality of Santiago de Cuba

• Main Authors: Mayelin Marin Mendez, Arístides Ramón Rodríguez Julian, Laidelbis Minier Pouyou
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2019-10-01
• Series: Medisan
• Subjects: tuberculosis pulmonar; enfermedad reemergente; desnutrición; alcoholismo; infecciones comunitarias adquiridas.
• Online Access: http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/2569

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectocontagious disease that affects a great number of people worldwide.  Objective: To describe the characteristics of this disease in themunicipality ofMella, according to some social-demographic, social -cultural, social-behavioural, biological, environmental determinants as well as of health services and to identify the risk factors present in the community.   Methods: An ecological, cross sectional study with combined designs was carried out. The universe was constituted by the 7 cases notified with lung tuberculosis in themunicipality ofMella,Santiago de Cuba, from 2016 to 2018.   Results: Among the most affected risk groups we can mention: elderly, alcoholic, diabetics and undernourished adults; with more incidence in male sex. Among other findings, the possible associations between the incidence of tuberculosis and the risk factors were detected.   Conclusions: The rates of incidences were associated in a direct way to the populational density, overcrowding, little ventilation and scarce illumination.