O impacto econômico da tuberculose em um estado da Amazônia Oriental brasileira

Abstract

Objectives: To characterize Tuberculosis (TB) hospitalizations in the state of Pará in Brazil, relating them to the economic impacts between the years of 2011 to 2020. Methods: The study has a basic nature, with a descriptive purpose, that characterizes the relation between TB hospital expenses and the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals. The records of hospitalizations for pulmonary TB in the state of Pará between the years of 2011 and 2020, that were available in the Hospital Information System were selected, and then stored and analyzed in the Microsoft Office Excel 2013 program. Results: The male population has the highest expenses, reaching an annual expense of R$ 178,353.57 only in 2019. Although this is the prevailing group between general expenses and number of cases, the female population has higher rates when analyzing the average cost of hospitalization, and it has a tendency to increase. Despite this, the female group showed a decrease in the years of study with R= 55.9%. The state of Pará has an average hospitalization rate of 10 to 16 days, with a higher frequency among the age groups of 5 to 9 years, 10 to 14 years and 40 to 49 years. The lack of information about race/color totalize 6% of the data collected, in money it means R$ 180,918.22 in expenses, which it does not determine with what population the money was spent on. Conclusion: The need to recognize the social characteristics of the population affected by TB, strengthens the need to understand the characteristic aspects of individuals in society, in order to develop effective health practices, considering the particularities of hospitalization cases, as well as understanding what is the conexion of expenditures and their impact on municipal and state public coffers.