Health vulnerability indicator for tuberculosis cases in priority municipalities

Social determinants are factors that can contribute, together with individuals, to the emergence of different types of diseases. Understanding these determinants allows the formulation of public policies aimed at eliminating these diseases, as is the case of the Healthy Brazil Program, which seeks to eradicate diseases such as tuberculosis. In this sense, this study explored 22 variables related to social, economic, and demographic issues associated with tuberculosis cases for 77 Brazilian municipalities. Using a multicriteria support method - Dominance-based Rough Set Approach it was possible to create decision rules based on a subset of municipalities. With these rules, it was verified that aspects such as GDP, number of favelas, population and human development index can be used to classify municipalities in relation to vulnerability to tuberculosis. In this sense, this work contributes by allowing this type of classification, which supports the development of public policies in priority cities.