Prevalence of Tuberculosis in the Brazilian Population and Its Aggravating Factors – Systematic Review

Abstract

Tuberculosis disease is a public health problem in Brazil, with high population mortality rates. The main problem with this pathology is the high number of people at the mercy of society, such as homeless people and those with the HIV virus, who, when affected, have a greater chance of causing undesirable outcomes. This work aims to demonstrate to the scientific community the impact of this problem in Brazil, based on the quantification of numbers offered by the federal government DATA SUS. The methodology of this study is a systematic observational review, searching for data from 2001 to 2024 on Tuberculosis. As a result, in this period almost one hundred thousand people were diagnosed with TB, mainly men aged around 20 – 30 years. Therefore, the high power of contamination of this disease in the population is demonstrated, as well as the continued need for public policies, which still appear to be flawed, such as ditero combat.