Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Sociodemographic and health profile of TB/HIV co-infection in Brazil: a systematic review

Perfil Sociodemográfico y de salud de la coinfección tuberculosis/VIH en Brasil: revisión sistemática

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to ascertain the epidemiological profile of TB/HIV co-infection in Brazilian scenarios.

Method:

this is a systematic review conducted via electronic search in databases PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS and SciELO, having as inclusion criterion articles based on the Brazilian scenario of TB/HIV co-infection.

Results:

of the total 174 studies, 15 were selected, revealing the epidemiological profile of the co-infection in different scenarios: male, economically active age, low education level, brown/black ethnicity, low income, heterosexual, pulmonary clinical form, alcoholism and Directly Observed Therapy.

Conclusion:

the sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of people with TB/HIV co-infection has an expected occurrence pattern, which corroborates articles found in the literature, either at national level or by grouping the studies according to region or state.

Descriptors:
Tuberculosis; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Co-infection; Community Health Nursing; Public Health

Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem SGA Norte Quadra 603 Conj. "B" - Av. L2 Norte 70830-102 Brasília, DF, Brasil, Tel.: (55 61) 3226-0653, Fax: (55 61) 3225-4473 - Brasília - DF - Brazil
E-mail: reben@abennacional.org.br