Geoprogrammatic disparities in the performance of tuberculosis indicators in the homeless population in Brazil: an ecological approach
Gabriel Pavinati,
Lucas Vinícius de Lima,
Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To analyze the performance and spatial distribution of tuberculosis control indicators in the homeless population in Brazil. Methods: Ecological study, which had the regions and federal units of Brazil as the unit of analysis. The indicators considered, referring to the period from 2015 to 2021, were: proportion of HIV testing, proportion of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection, proportion of directly observed treatment, and proportion of outcomes (cure, treatment abandonment and death). The calculation… Show more
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