Factores que propician el desarrollo de la tuberculosis en el contexto boyacense : una mirada a los municipios de Tunja y Cómbita

Abstract

It is pertinent to mention that the present research aims, among other things, to understand, know and reflect on this public health crisis and threat to health security, as it relates to the pathology of tuberculosis, a disease that requires great attention when implementing strategies to counteract its transmission; and, despite the fact that there has been a decrease in recent years, it is clear that it has not been completely eradicated either in Colombia or worldwide. According to the records of the National Tuberculosis Program in Colombia, in more than a decade the highest burden of disease (60% of cases) has been reported in the departments of Antioquia, Valle, Santander, Meta, Tolima, Risaralda and Chocó and in the districts of Bogotá and Barranquilla. In Colombia, about 6% of the total number of detected cases are in children. However, it is necessary to indicate that Colombia has adopted and adapted the "STOP TB" strategy promulgated at the world level by the World Health Organization, proposing as objectives to reduce mortality, morbidity and transmission of the disease, which is intended to be done through the early detection of positive cases and the application of the TAS strategy (Supervised Short Course Treatment, or DOTS) and the "Stop TB" strategy which is a technical guideline through the document "Strategic Plan Colombia free of tuberculosis".