Organization of health services for tuberculosis case diagnosis and treatment in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2014.
In: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil, Jg. 28 (2019-06-27), Heft 2, S. e2017500
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Objective: to describe the organization of health services for tuberculosis case diagnosis and treatment in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Methods: this was a descriptive study of 156 new tuberculosis cases diagnosed and residing in Manaus in 2014, characterized according to socioeconomic, demographic, health-disease process aspects, relationship with health services and treatment outcome, by administering individual questionnaires in the 1st and 6st months of treatment.
Results: some 70% of cases were diagnosed at the tuberculosis reference center; most of the cases were unaware that there was a community health agent in their neighborhood; regarding treatment follow-up, 55.3% had to join an appointment waiting list; only 67.3% of cases were monitored by the same professional throughout entire treatment.
Conclusion: the findings indicate presence of barriers to case diagnosis and treatment, both in the referral center and also in primary healthcare units.
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Organization of health services for tuberculosis case diagnosis and treatment in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2014.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sacramento, DS ; Lavor, DCBDS ; Oliveira, LRT ; Gomes, APBL ; Gonçalves, MJF |
Zeitschrift: | Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil, Jg. 28 (2019-06-27), Heft 2, S. e2017500 |
Veröffentlichung: | Brasília, DF : Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente - Ministério da Saúde do Brasil ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Brasília, DF : Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Ministério da Saúde, 2003-, 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2237-9622 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.5123/S1679-49742019000200007 |
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