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- Title
KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS OF PATIENTS' FAMILIES UNDER DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT AT A HEALTH SERVICE IN RIBEIRAO PRETO-SP, BRAZIL.
- Authors
Moreira Freitas, Isabela; de Almeida Crispim, Juliane; Carvalho Pinto, Ione; Cristina Scatena Villa, Tereza; Eugênia Firmino Brunello, Maria; Fernanda Porto Scaff Pinto, Priscila; Alexandre Arcêncio, Ricardo
- Abstract
The aim of this descriptive and epidemiological research was to describe the demographic profile of patients´ families who are under Directly Observed Treatment at a health service, in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. To analyze the context they were inserted inby considering parenthood and clinical-epidemiological aspects of the family member with tuberculosis, and to assess these families' knowledge and perception about tuberculosis. Data were collected in July 2010, by using a semistructured questionnaire that was applied to 16 family members. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The families' demographic profile supports the association among tuberculosis, conditions of poverty and low income distribution. A substantial number of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis as the predominant clinical form was found at their homes. The families' knowledge was satisfactory, but some subjects associate the transmission of the disease with the shared use of domestic utensils. The results appoint weaknesses related to the families´ care management.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DRUG therapy for tuberculosis; TUBERCULOSIS prevention; TUBERCULOSIS risk factors; TUBERCULOSIS transmission; TUBERCULOSIS epidemiology; ANTITUBERCULAR agents; ATTITUDE (Psychology); COMMUNITY health services; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; FAMILIES; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENT-family relations; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL stigma; COMORBIDITY; HOME environment; EDUCATIONAL attainment; FAMILY roles; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; TREATMENT duration; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DIRECTLY observed therapy
- Publication
Texto & Contexto Enfermagem, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 3, p642
- ISSN
0104-0707
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-07072012000300020