PRISON SYSTEM OF PARAÍBA AND THE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS FROM 2018 TO 2022

Abstract

This article aimed to analyze the incidence of tuberculosis notification cases among individuals deprived of liberty (IDL), evaluating cases of cure, abandonment, and deaths between 2018 and 2022. It is an epidemiological study with a quantitative approach that used data extracted from the Notification Disease Information System (SINAN). The male population stood out in the number of notifications, accounting for nearly 71% of cases, indicating a higher number compared to women in the prison system. It is noteworthy that most incarcerated individuals are young and middle-aged adults, aged between 20 and 39 years. Furthermore, there is a predominance of notifications among the self-declared mixed-race population, representing over 70% of cases. This emphasizes that TB is associated with and present in low-income population groups, where social and racial inequalities persist. Thus, the research highlighted the fragility of the prison system regarding treatment and the factors contributing to the abandonment of these individuals, perpetuating the chain of disease incidence within this system and generating new notifications.