Avaliação de tuberculose em crianças e adolescentes no Pará

Objective: This paper aims to study the epidemiological situation of new tuberculosis cases between the age group of 0 to 19 years in the State of Para, Brazil, from 2008 to 2018. Methods: This is a descriptive observational study. retrospective, secondary database, using the Notification Disease Information System Database (SINAN). Evaluating the following variables: ages, gender, clinical form of the disease, diagnostic form and outcome of the cases. Results: The absolute number of screened patients was 4452 patients. The incidence coefficient above the average was 5.6% during the period. There was a predominance of males. The pulmonary clinical form occurred in 84.35% of the cases. Most cases (69.9%) evolved to cure. Conclusion: The results presented contribute to the knowledge of the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis, providing support to decision making related mainly to the prevention and control of the disease in the State of Para.