Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: epidemiological analysis at a teaching hospital

Objective:The study's goal has been to describe the epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at a referral teaching hospital in the Rio de Janeiro city. Methods: It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, which was carried out at a referral tertiary teaching hospital for the treatment of MDR-TB in the Rio de Janeiro city. A structured instrument was used with information from 40 medical records. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS software. Results: The average age found for 40 patients diagnosed with MDR-TB was 43.6 years old, 40% had less than 7 (seven) years of education and 70% were either self-declared brown or black. Conclusion: There was verified a high prevalence of patients within the age group from 21 to 40 years old, as well as a high number of patients having low education