| Author | Sacchi, Flávia Patussi Correia | |
| Author | Croda, Mariana Garcia | |
| Author | Estevan, Anderson Oliveira | |
| Author | Ko, Albert Icksang | |
| Author | Croda, Julio Henrique Rosa | |
| Access date | 2015-12-15T12:38:09Z | |
| Available date | 2015-12-15T12:38:09Z | |
| Document date | 2013 | |
| Citation | SACCHI, F. P. C. et al. Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 107, p. 152–157, 2013. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0035-9203 | |
| ISSN | 10.1093/trstmh/trs089 | |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/12409 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Title | Sugar cane manufacturing is associated with tuberculosis in an indigenous population in Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| Abstract | Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among indigenous
peoples in Brazil, and identifying the risk factors for TB in this population secondary to specific epidemiological
conditions is essential for recommending interventions aimed at disease control.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted with an indigenous population between June 2009 and
August 2011 in Dourados, Brazil. Tuberculosis cases reported to the national disease surveillance programme
were paired with two control cases matched by age and geographic location.
Results: There were 63 cases included in this study, and the annual incidence of TB in the indigenous communities
examined was 222 (95% CI, 148–321) per 100 000 inhabitants. The multivariate analysis demonstrated
that the variables associated with TB infection included male gender (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.3–5.3), not owning a
home (OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.2–10.1), illiteracy (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.1–5.0), TB contact (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.2–4.8) and
work performed in a sugar cane factory (OR 6.8; 95% CI 1.2–36.9).
Conclusion: There is a potential relationship between exposure to sugar cane manufacturing processes and
tuberculosis infection among indigenous populations. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Federal University of Grande Dourados. University Hospital. Grande Dourados, MGS, Brasil / Federal University of Grande Dourados. Faculty of Health Sciences. Grande Dourados, MGS, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Federal University of Grande Dourados. University Hospital. Grande Dourados, MGS, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Federal University of Grande Dourados. Faculty of Health Sciences. Grande Dourados, MGS, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Yale School of Public Health. Epidemiology of Microbial Disease Division. New Haven, USA | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Federal University of Grande Dourados. Faculty of Health Sciences. Grande Dourados, MGS, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Risk factors | pt_BR |
| Subject | Indigenous | pt_BR |
| Subject | TB | pt_BR |
| Subject | Sugar cane | pt_BR |
| Subject | Epidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Case-control study | pt_BR |
