Factores de riesgo y su relación con la trasmisión de tuberculosis pulmonar en adultos, Centro de Salud 4 de mayo, junio - octubre 2023

Introduction: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a disease that affects the world population, it is the cause of major respiratory sequelae at all ages, most of them of vascular origin such as: pulmonary artery hypertrophy and bronchial artery aneurysms; Currently its incidence exceeds 26.4 per 100,000 inhabitants. Objective: To determine the risk factors in relation to pulmonary tuberculosis in adults from the 4 de Mayo, June - October 2023 health center. Method: non-experimental, deductive, field, cross-sectional, qualitative. Results: HIV-AIDS comorbidities represented 35.0% [N=14], psychoactive substances accounted for 30.0% [N=12], malnutrition with 17.5% [N=7] pneumonia and hepatitis with the percentage of 15.0% [N=6] and 2.5% [N=1] respectively. Overcrowding exists in 30% [N=12] exerting a significant frequency, inadequate housing conditions representing 25% [N=10], the lack of social and family support with 20% [N=8], the poverty factor with 17.5% [N=7] and finally 7.5% [N=3] corresponds to street situation. In relation to age, the most prevalent ages are between 18 and 32 years with 50.0% [N=20], In relation to gender, the most prevalent is the male sex with 77.5% [N=31]. In relation to the factor of ignorance, 42.5% [N=17] prevailed, ignorance of prevention methods represented 37.5% [N=15] and ignorance of treatment with 20.0% [N=8] respectively. Conclusion: it can be deduced that in the 4 de Mayo health center there are risk factors related to the transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis during the period June - October, 2023.

• Prif Awdur: Chinque Herrera, Diana Stefania (author)
• Awduron Eraill: Toaza Troya, Lady Mariana (author)
• Fformat: bachelorThesis
• Cyhoeddwyd: 2023
• Pynciau: Tuberculosis pulmonar; Factores de riesgo; Transmisión; Enfermedad pulmonar
• Mynediad Ar-lein: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/14835