The objective was to analyze the route of the tuberculosis (TB) patient during treatment in the health service system. An epidemiologic, descriptive study conducted in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. We used tuberculosis-related registries from the municipal system of electronic records and the state notification system as data sources. The selected variables for the study were categorized in the analysis dimension...
OBJETIVO: Analizar el primer contacto del paciente con los servicios de salud para el diagnóstico oportuno de la tuberculosis (TB) en diferentes regiones de Brasil. MÉTODO: Estudio transversal en seis ciudades en el sudeste, sur y noreste. La recolección de datos utilizó fuentes secundarias y entrevistas con los pacientes. Los datos fueron analizados utilizando técnicas descriptivas y el análisis factorial de c...
The aim of this study was to assess the accessibility of patients to the treatment of tuberculosis in Ribeirão Preto, countryside of São Paulo State. Evaluation study type, with a quantity approach. Interviews with 100 patients initiated on anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy between 2006-2007 were conducted, using a structured questionnaire based on the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT). Data were analyzed throug...