Actualmente la tuberculosis es la segunda causa mundial de mortalidad, después del SIDA, causada por un agente infeccioso. En el 2010 enfermaron de tuberculosis 8.8 millones de personas y 1.4 milloines murieron por esta causa. Conociendo este problema de salud pública hemos diseñado, ejecutado y evaluado un programa educativo sobre la tuberculosis pulmonar.
Tuberculosis is currently the second-leading cause of death after AIDS, caused by an infectious agent In 201 O, 8.8 million people became ill with tuberculosis and 1.4 million died from it. Knowing this public health problem we redesigned, implemented and evaluated an educational program on pulmonary tuberculosis.