Fatores associados à Infecção latente pelo Mycobacterium Tuberculosis em Profissionais de Saúde da Atenção Primária

Luís Felipe Oliveira Ferreira; Socorro Adriana de Sousa Meneses Brandão; Jefferson Abraão Caetano Lira; Fronteira Fronteira; Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo

doi:10.12957/reuerj.2023.68910

Factors associated with latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection in primary care health professionals

Authors

Luís Felipe Oliveira Ferreira Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-894X
Socorro Adriana de Sousa Meneses Brandão Universidade Estadual do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-3515
Jefferson Abraão Caetano Lira Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-4157
Fronteira Fronteira Universidade Nova de Lisboa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-5208
Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5628-9577

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.68910

Keywords:

Primary Health Care, Social Determinants of Health, Health Personnel, Latent Tuberculosis

Abstract

Objective: to analyze in the scientific literature the factors associated with latent infection by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Primary Health Care professionals. Method: integrative review of the literature, with collection carried out between November and December 2021. The inclusion criteria were considered: Primary studies related to the theme and which include the following professionals: nurses, doctors, dentists, nursing technicians and oral health technicians, without time or language limitations. Exclusion criteria were: studies originating from expert opinions, editorials, course completion works, monographs, dissertations and theses. The Virtual Health Library, Medline, Scopus databases; Web of Science and Embase were used. Results: nine studies were selected, which presented factors associated with age, sex and presence of chronic diseases, lifestyle and working conditions. Conclusion: it was possible to analyze the factors associated with LTBI, which could support the implementation of more assertive public policies and contribute to the control of this problem.

Author Biographies

Luís Felipe Oliveira Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeiro. Especialista em Saúde da Família. Mestrando em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, Piauí, Brasil.

Socorro Adriana de Sousa Meneses Brandão, Universidade Estadual do Piauí

Enfermeira. Mestre em Ciências da Saúde. Professora Assistente da Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brasil.

Jefferson Abraão Caetano Lira, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeiro. Mestre em Enfermagem. Doutorando em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí.

Fronteira Fronteira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Enfermeira. Doutora. Professora. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisboa, Portugal.

Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, Piauí, Brasil.

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2023-12-12

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Ferreira LFO, Brandão SA de SM, Lira JAC, Fronteira F, Araújo TME de. Factors associated with latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection in primary care health professionals. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 12 [cited 2025 May 1];31(1):e68910. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/68910

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