OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the profile of hospitalizations and deaths from tuberculosis in the state of Paraná, southern region of Brazil. METHODS: Ecological descriptive study using data of the Brazilian public health system aggregated into four three-year periods by macro-regional health units (administrative division) and analyzed with descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests. RESULTS: The admission rates increased until the third triennium with a sharp fall in the fourth triennium in all macro-regional, a pattern that was similar for deaths. Most hospitalizations occurred among individuals aged from 30 to 59 and most deaths for those aged over 60 years, both predominantly of male gender. CONCLUSION: The profile of hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Paraná suggests that efforts to control tuberculosis have expanded diagnosis and access to treatment.
Tuberculosis; Hospitalization; Health profile; Public health nursing; Community health nursing
