QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON IMMUNIZATION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS IN BRAZIL BETWEEN 1994 AND 2013

Introduction and Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Koch and transmitted by droplets Flugge. In Brazil, it is a serious health problem because it is strongly favored by precarious living conditions and the trend of economic and social crisis, as the country experiences. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the prevalence of vaccination against TB. Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted in Brazil between 1994 and 2013. We used a study population comprised of vaccine doses of BCG vaccine (BCG) performed by Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) in Brazil. Data collection was done in DATASUS system, secondary, in the category of the database of the Programa Nacional de Imunização (PNI), with significant variables of TB. Results and Conclusions: It was found in the analyzed period were applied 84545845 doses, with an annual average of 4,277,292.25 per year. Regarding geographical distribution, Northeast and Southeast have higher application rate, 33.12% and 35.49% respectively. It is noteworthy that there was a drop in immunization in 2005 and stabilization in the difference between applications in each region from 2007. In addition, despite the immunization schedule recommending a single dose of BCG at birth, there is still a considerable number of people with other ages getting the vaccine, 22.51% of the total, mainly between 7 and 14 years 11.62%. Therefore, it is observed that despite the TB be easily treated, there are still shortcomings in the preventive-curative process.