Vulnerability aspects that hinder tuberculosis healing according to the perspective of patients and healthcare managers
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2015-01-01
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Lacerda, Sheylla Nadjane Batista
De Figueiredo, Tânia Maria Ribeiro Monteiro
De Luna, Fernanda Darliane Tavares
De Abreu Temoteo, Rayrla Cristina
Silva, Edwirde Luiz
De Abreu, Luiz Carlos
Azzalis, Ligia Ajaime
Valenti, Vitor Engràcia [UNESP]
Junqueira, Virginia Berlanga Campos [UNESP]
Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso
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Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major public health condition worldwide. The partnership between Healthcare Services and the patient is the gold standard for a successful healing outcome and a reduction in the harm the disease causes to patients and society in general. Objective: To analyze the vulnerability aspects that make tuberculosis healing difficult according to the perspective of patients and public healthcare managers. Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted in the year 2013 in Cajazeiras, a town located in the state of Paraíba in the northeastern region of Brazil. The study population was composed of 4 healthcare managers and 29 patients with confirmed tuberculosis diagnosis. In order to gather the sample of tuberculosis patients, a search on the Information System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration (SINAN, in the Portuguese abbreviation) was run. Results: All patients had fixed addresses. Among these individuals, a total of 12 were of the male sex, 13.6% were smokers, 77.3% were alcohol-free and 13.6% were frequent alcohol consumers. In addition to that, 72.7% of the patients received no public financial support of any sort. As to coping with the disease, 54.5% declared no difficulty at all, 22.7% found it very difficult, 18.2% reported it was somewhat difficult and 4.5% stated it was extremely difficult. Concerning family income, 68.0% lived on up to two minimum wages.
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International Archives of Medicine, v. 8, n. 1, 2015.