Factores socioeconómicos asociados con los casos de tuberculosis pulmonar de los usuarios de un centro de salud de la ciudad de Milagro en el periodo enero 2021 a mayo 2022.

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship of socioeconomic factors with pulmonary tuberculosis cases of users of a Health Center in the city of Milagro from January 2021 to May 2022. Methods: For its compliance, a descriptive methodology was used, of cross-sectional, retrospective and correlational, with a non-experimental design, where the data collection instrument was the medical records of patients diagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of tuberculosis was 2.3% between January 2021 and May 2022 in the health facility. Regarding the socioeconomic characteristics of the patients, it was found that the majority were unemployed, came from urban areas, did not live in overcrowded conditions and had basic services; they had a high school level of education; They did not present addictions, they had not had direct contact with sick people and they had not been EX – PPL; In addition, although they did not present comorbidities, they had a nutritional status of low weight. The correlational analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between the mentioned variables. Conclusion: Finally, it is concluded that unemployment and malnutrition of patients are directly related to the risk of contracting tuberculosis, being factors that are generally not frequently specified in medical studies, compared to others such as overcrowding, poverty, addictions and low cultural level.