Food habit and sociodemographic profile of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Authors

  • Andrea das Graças Ferreira Frazão Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA
  • Rosa Maria Dias Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA
  • Jessica Cordeiro dos Santos Sousa Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA
  • Carlos Augusto Abreu Alberio Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA
  • José Luis Fernandes Vieira Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA
  • Givago da Silva Souza Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v7i4.9956

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that may be more susceptible in people with nutritional deficiencies. The objective of this study was to investigate dietary markers and their association with sociodemographic variables of patients with pulmonary TB. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in between 2015 and 2016 in Belém-PA. TB patients were interviewed using a questionnaire developed based on the National Health Survey, with questions about socio-demographic and variables healthy food markers. Data were analyzed in the Epi-Info and Bioestat programs, using the G and Binomial tests, with a significance level of 5%. Results: 61 patients participated in the study, most of them male (62.2%), 40-59 years old (42.6%) and 10 to 12 years of schooling (42.6%). There was a statistically significant association for the consumption of the three markers (p <0.00), as well as between sex and recommended fish consumption (p =0.00). Conclusion: The eating habits of healthy food markers below the recommended frequency can modify the patient's nutritional profile of TB pulmonary patient and to facilitate the infection and the consequences of the disease.

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Author Biographies

Andrea das Graças Ferreira Frazão, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Doenças Tropicais. Núcleo de Medicina Tropical. Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

Rosa Maria Dias, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Doutora em Doenças Tropicais. Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

Jessica Cordeiro dos Santos Sousa, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Nutricionista. Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

Carlos Augusto Abreu Alberio, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Mestre em Doenças Tropicais. Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

José Luis Fernandes Vieira, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Doutor em Toxicologia. Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

Givago da Silva Souza, Universidade Federal do Pará -UFPA

Doutor em Neurociências e Biologia Celular. Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém-PA, Brasil.

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Published

2017-10-01

How to Cite

Frazão, A. das G. F., Dias, R. M., Sousa, J. C. dos S., Alberio, C. A. A., Vieira, J. L. F., & Souza, G. da S. (2017). Food habit and sociodemographic profile of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 7(4), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v7i4.9956

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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