Survey on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in school children of the first grade of public schools in the city of S. Paulo, Brazil -1970

Authors

  • Diogenes Augusto Certain USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Roberto Brólio USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Geraldo Chaves Salomon USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Julieta Hitomi Oshiro USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Stella Maria Costa Nardy USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Centro de Saúde Geraldo Horácio de Paula Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101972000200009

Keywords:

Infecção tuberculosa^i1^sprevalên, Inquérito tuberculinico, Escolares^i1^sSão Paulo - Bra

Abstract

The results which were obtained with the "Survey on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in school children of the first grade of Public Schools in the city of S. Paulo, Brazil, are presented. One hundred and four Public Schools were studied, covering 29,009 subjects. All children were submitted to a standardized Tuberculin Test/WHO, with P.P.D. Rt 23 2 UT. From the 29,009 tests, 27,434 were interpreted, and the results obtained were: 91.4% non-reactors; 1.6% weak-reactors and 7% strong reactors. These rates increase from 6.3% in children of 6 years old to 16.1% in children of 10 and more years old.

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Published

1972-06-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (1972)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Certain, D. A., Brólio, R., Salomon, G. C., Oshiro, J. H., & Nardy, S. M. C. (1972). Survey on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in school children of the first grade of public schools in the city of S. Paulo, Brazil -1970 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 6(2), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101972000200009