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- Title
Evaluation of the hanseniasis control program: a study by triangulation of methods.
- Authors
Santos de Sousa, Gutembergue; Ferreira da Silva, Rodrigo Luis; Brasil Xavier, Marília
- Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the municipal program of hanseniasis control in Canaã dos Carajás, PA. Method: This is a quantitative study, for the evaluation of health services, whose evaluative proposal is the triangulation of methods, through the study of the structure, processes and results. Results: several weaknesses were found in the program structure. Although some attributes have not been positively evaluated in a general aspect, the scores found allowed a good rating of the municipality's performance in terms of leprosy control actions. The appraised indicators showed fluctuations over the time series. Conclusion: the city has poor structure, high guidance for the development of leprosy actions in primary care and regular quality indicators according to the established parameters.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HANSEN'S disease; CLINICAL medicine; COMMUNITY health services; HEALTH care teams; MEDICAL quality control; PRIMARY health care; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH evaluation; TIME series analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; EVALUATION research; KEY performance indicators (Management); EVALUATION of human services programs; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; PREVENTION
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2016, Vol 15, p583
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article