Completeness of tuberculosis reporting forms for disease control in individuals with HIV/AIDS in priority cities of Bahia state.
The control of HIV / Tuberculosis (TB) co -infection remains a challenge for public health. Notification is mandatory for both diseases and the National Case Registry Database (Sinan) is responsible for the collection and processing of individual forms of reporting and monitoring. The adequate fulfillment of these fields chips (completeness) is essential to follow the dynamics of the disease and set priorities for intervention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the completeness of the notification forms of tuberculosis in the priority municipalities of Bahia (Camaçari , Feira de Santana , Ilhéus , Itabuna, Jequié, Lauro de Freitas , Porto Seguro , Teixeira de Freitas , Paulo Afonso, Barreiras and Salvador) to control the disease in individuals with HIV/AIDS using tabulations obtained from the Sinan in the period from 2001 to 2010. The results showed that despite the completeness of the field HIV be above 50 %, more than half the cases were met as "undone" or "being processed" in all municipalities assessed in the period. The low completeness of reporting forms may compromise the quality of surveillance of TB cases. The results suggest the need for greater availability of HIV testing in these individuals.
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, monique.lirio@yahoo.com.br.
Monique
M
Lírio
Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
Normeide Pedreira
NP
dos Santos
Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
Louran Andrade Reis
LA
Passos
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Afrânio
A
Kritski
Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
Bernardo
B
Galvão-Castro
Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública.
Maria Fernanda Rios
MF
Grassi
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D001938:Brazil; D002947:Cities; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000592:standards*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011996:Records / Q000592:standards*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014504:Urban Health