Objective: This study was to identify factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection and conduct a spatial analysis of Tuberculosis/HIV cases in São Luís, the capital of the State of Maranhão.

Methods: analytical cross-sectional study of confirmed cases of Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. The analysis of the factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection was performed using Poisson regression. The spatial analysis was performed using local and global Moran’s indices and spatial lag regression.

Results: Poisson regression showed a significant association between being male, alcoholism, and diabetes and Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. The spatial model showed a positive correlation between population density and income and Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection.

Conclusion: The factors associated with Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection were being male, alcoholism and diabetes.

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CUTRIM, D. S. ; MEDEIROS, M. N. L. ; COSTA, S. S. B. ; DIAS JUNIOR, J. J. ; ARAUJO, A. S. ; Santos, D. N. V. ; SOEIRO, V. M. S. ; CAMARA, A. P. B. ; FERREIRA, T. F. ; BRANCO, MARIA R. F. C. . Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in São Luís, Brazil: associated factors and spatial analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, v. 11, p. 49649-49653, 2021.

Publication

International Journal of Development Research. Vol. 11, Issue, 08, pp. 49649-49653, August, 2021. https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.22586.08.2021

Keywords

  • HIV
  • Tuberculosis
  • Coinfection
  • Spatial analysis

Authors

  • Darly Serra Cutrim
  • Maria Nilza Lima Medeiros
  • Silmery da Silva Brito Costa
  • José de Jesus Dias Júnior
  • Adriana Soraya Araujo
  • Dalila de Nazaré Vasconcelos dos Santos
  • Vanessa Moreira da Silva Soeiro
  • Ana Patricia Barros Câmara
  • Thaís Furtado Ferreira
  • Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco