“…In that year, the annual mean coefficient of TB incidence was 57.19 per 100,000 persons 13 . After the implementation of actions such as the DOT strategy 14 (Direct Observed Treatment, a supervised treatment regimen), the coefficients of TB incidence in Ribeirão Preto decreased to 39.68, 35.73, 30.32, and 28.73 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively (data from SINAN, the Brazilian Information System and Disease Notification). However, the incidence coefficients for the years 2007,2008, and 2009 were 33.61, 34.94, and 39.78 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively (estimated using data from SINAN and data on population projections described by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE).…”