Tuberculosis y su relación con los espacios periurbanos de Lima – Perú: análisis demográfico y socio-ambiental

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a disease that has been causing great impact in the various societies of the world, mainly in those in a situation of vulnerability. This disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or commonly called Koch Bacillus, in honor of its discoverer. Tuberculosis in Peru concentrates the largest number of cases in the various districts located, primarily, in the periphery of Lima. This study objectively analysed the relationship between tuberculosis and its presence in the peri-urban areas of Lima – Peru, spaces that were formed mainly from migration and internal conflicts raised in the country. It highlights the demographic and socio-environmental aspects of territorial space where we will place tuberculosis as a predominant disease. It determines the characteristics of the living conditions of its inhabitants through the contributions of the geography of health that includes the conceptualization of housing, poverty, social inequity and the configuration of social exclusion. Finally, this study allowed us to affirm the direct relationship of tuberculosis with the space in which it develops, precarious environments that contribute to the spread of the disease.