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- Title
Atraso na busca por serviço de saúde para o diagnóstico da Tuberculose em Ribeirão Preto (SP).
- Authors
Beraldo, Aline Ale; Arakawa, Tiemi; Galvão Pinto, Erika Simone; de Paula Andrade, Rubia Laine; Domingues Wysocki, Anneliese; da Silva Sobrinho, Reinaldo Antonio; Estuque Scatolin, Beatriz; Órfão, Nathalia Hálax; Zanon Ponce, Maria Amélia; Aparecida Monroe, Aline; Scatena, Lúcia Marina; Scatena Villa, Tereza Cristina
- Abstract
The scope of this paper is to analyze delays in locating health services for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Ribeirao Preto in 2009. An epidemiological and cross-sectional study was conducted with 94 TB patients undergoing treatment. A structured questionnaire, based on the Primary Care Assessment Tool adapted for TB care was used. A median (15 days or more) was established to characterize delay in health attendance. Using the Prevalence Ratio, the variables associated with longer delay were identified. The first healthcare services sought were the Emergency Services (ES) (57.5%). The longest period between seeking assistance occurred among males, aged between 50 and 59, who earned less than five minimum wages, had pulmonary TB, were new cases, were not co-infected with TB/HIV, did not consume alcohol, had satisfactory knowledge about TB before diagnosis (with a statistically significant association with delay) and who did not seek healthcare close to home before developing TB. There is a perceived need for training healthcare professionals about the signs and symptoms of the disease, reducing barriers of access to timely diagnosis of TB and widely disseminating it to the community in general.
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 11, p3079
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1413-81232012001100024