TUBERCULOSIS: DESIGN OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Author(s) -
Carolina Rosa de Araújo,
Maria Eugenio Brunello,
Rúbia Laine de Paula Andrade,
Regiane Bezerra Campos,
Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva,
Aline Ale Beraldo,
Adriana Zilly,
Lúcia Marina Scatena,
Marcelle Saldanha da Silva,
Larissa Nicolau Lopes,
Thaís Tania Ávila,
Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa,
Reinaldo Antônio Silva-Sobrinho
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista prevenção de infecção e saúde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-7901
DOI - 10.26694/repis.v4i0.7383
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , primary health care , health care , health services , nursing , medicine , family medicine , unit (ring theory) , test (biology) , family health , environmental health , psychology , economic growth , population , paleontology , mathematics education , pathology , economics , biology
Objective: To analyze the provision of services in tuberculosis in a Brazilian municipality of border with Paraguay and Argentina, comparing Basic Health Units to Family Health Units, under the health team’s perception. Method: A cross-sectional study, survey, conducted with 105 health professionals, between the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014 in Foz do Iguacu (PR). The study used descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) and T-Student test, with a significance level of 5%. The questionnaire was elaborated according to MacCooll Institute for Health Care Innovation, adapted and validated in Brazil for evaluating tuberculosis control. Results: The study showed better ability of Basic Health Units in the variable “reference health professional in the unit” in relation to the Family Health Units. Conclusion: The system of provision of services in tuberculosis presents many similarities when comparing the types of Primary Care units.
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