Abstract
Objective
to analyze the factors associated with deaths due to tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in people deprived of their freedom.
Methods
Retrospective cohort study, carried out in the state of São Paulo from 2008 to 2017. The study population was made up of people with tuberculosis/HIV co-infection in deprivation of their freedom. Data were collected from the TB-WEB Tuberculosis Patient Control System in linkage with the Mortality Information System. The risk of death according to sociodemographic, clinical and treatment variables was established by relative risk and respective 95% confidence intervals.
Results
100 deaths from tuberculosis and/or HIV were identified in the period, which were associated with: individuals belonging to the Regional Coordination of Vale do Paraíba/in the coast (relative risk 2.59; 95% confidence interval 1.35-4, 94); age groups 30 to 39 years old (relative risk 2.49; 95% confidence interval 1.04-5.96), 40 to 49 years old (relative risk 7.09; 95% confidence interval 3.06-19, 06) and 50 to 59 years old (relative risk 14.11; 95% confidence interval 5.91-33.69); self-administered treatment (relative risk 1.94; 95% confidence interval 1.16-3.27); and occurrence of hospitalization (relative risk 2.62; 95% confidence interval 1.69-4.07).
Conclusion
Such factors must be considered when dealing with tuberculosis/HIV co-infection, considering the age of people in prison, the conditions of incarceration and the intensification of directly observed treatment, aiming to avoid conditions that will require hospitalization.
Tuberculosis; HIV; Coinfection; Death; Prisoners