Deprivation of freedom or rights: integrative review of tuberculosis in the Brazilian penitentiary system

Abstract

This article aims to understand the health care of LDP with tuberculosis in the Brazilian Penitentiary System, via an integrative bibliographic review. The articles were analyzed and the survey of the studies was carried out in January and February 2020, looking for articles from 2010 to 2019. Articles were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, based on three stages. The authors described the precarious structural conditions of the cells, poor sanitary conditions, overcrowding, limited sunlight, inadequate ventilation as an obstacle to the health of the LDP, generating favorable conditions for infectious diseases. It was observed that training for health professionals is necessary to align with the programs and plans implemented for PPL health. Half of the studies indicated that the majority of the population analyzed comes from a context in which health inequities are present daily, showing the need for actions on the determinants of these inequities.