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| Author(s): |
Juliane de Almeida Crispim
[1]
;
Beatriz Estuque Scatolin
[1]
;
Laís Mara Caetano da Silva
[3]
;
Ione Carvalho Pinto
[3]
;
Pedro Fredemir Palha
[3]
;
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Grad Program Nursing & Publ Hlth, Coll Nursing, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Saúde Pública - Brasil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Maternal Infant & Publ Hlth Nursing Dept, Coll Nursing, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento Materno Infantil e Saúde Pública - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Acta Paulista de Enfermagem; v. 25, n. 5, p. 721-727, 2012-10-02. |
| Abstract | |
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of the Community Health Agent (CHA) in the control of tuberculosis (TB) in areas served by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), which established a comparative analysis with the CHAs enrolled in the traditional Basic Health Units (BHU) . METHODS: A cross-sectional study in a priority municipality for TB control in the state of São Paulo, with a minimum sample of 108 CHAs of FHSs and the BHUs. For the collection of data, we used an instrument developed for Primary Health Care (PHC), adapted for TB care. RESULTS: With regard to the actions of TB control, it was observed that there were no statistically significant differences between the performance of CHAs, the units of the FHS, and those enrolled in the BHUs. CONCLUSION: The study highlighted the fragility of CHAs to incorporate into their practice actions to control TB in the distinct modalities of PHC, despite the prominence given to the FHS. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/17666-6 - The effectiveness of community health workers participation in tuberculosis control at two modalities of basic attention in Ribeirão Preto-SP |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |