Critical points for the control of Tuberculosis on Primary Health Care

• Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro,Patrícia Geórgia Oliveira Diniz
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Sá,Lenilde Duarte de, Palha,Pedro Fredemir, Oliveira,Rita de Cássia Cordeiro de, Nogueira,Jordana de Almeida, Villa,Tereza Cristina Scatena
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000601227
• topic: Tuberculosis; Primary Health Care; Nursing; Healthcare Policy; Healthcare Management

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the discourses of professionals that work on the reference service about the critical points that affects the essential attributes of the Primary Health Care (PHC) related to the control of tuberculosis in the city of João Pessoa. Method: The empirical material collected from August to October in 2014, through the interview technique was analyzed through the methodological-theoretical framework of French Discourse Analysis. Results: The discourses demonstrated the critical points on the control of the disease on PHC as being the lack of bond and welcoming from the professionals in relation to patients with tuberculosis. It was realized that the professionals have prejudice about the disease, that they have difficulties on the access to conducting exams, appointments and treatments, as well as there are fails on the reference and counter-referencing system. Final Considerations: Managers should be aware about the results that were found, so that facing actions can be planned and executed in order to minimize the existent of critical points.