title: [The distribution of tuberculosis in Porto Alegre: analysis of the magnitude and tuberculosis-HIV coinfection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analyzing the geographical distribution of the tuberculosis (TB), its incidence and prevalence and TB-HIV coinfection in the districts of Porto Alegre from 2007 to 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  An ecological, descriptive study of time series that used descriptive and geoprocessing techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, were recorded 3,369 incident cases and 3,998 prevalent cases of pulmonary TB. In both contexts, there was predominance of cases in males and in Caucasians. Seventeen districts showed prevalence rates above 79.2 cases/100,000 inhabitants, considering that 15 of them had incidence rates above 73.7 cases/100,000 inhabitants. The TB-HIV coinfection rates reached 67% in some districts, which is above the city average value (30%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The distribution analysis showed that the reformulation and restructuring of policies and health services in Porto Alegre are essential.
authors.affiliation: Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rarianne Carvalho
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Peruhype
authors.affiliation: General Coordination of Health Surveillance, City Hall of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lisiane Morelia Weide
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruffino Netto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mônica Maria Celestina de
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Fredemir
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Palha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult