[Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a study on perceptions and knowledge of the disease and evaluation of health services from the patient perspective].
This research was developed in 1995-1996 in the Oliveira Pombo Health Center (CSOP), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The aim was to explore factors influencing non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment. Specific objectives were: dynamics of tuberculosis notification and treatment of non-adherence cases at the CSOP; demographic, social, economic, and cultural profiles of clientele (social actors); default reasons that interrupt treatment; and knowledge and perception of the disease. The methodological approach was based on descriptive epidemiology and on sociological interpretivism. A semi-structured interview was used for questions related to the social actors, such as: demographic, social, economic, cultural, and behavioral factors; knowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis and treatment; impact of the disease on patients' lives; and perspectives concerning health service attendance. Results show that treatment non-compliance involved multiple and complex interrelated factors.
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Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, 60312-060, Brasil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
Estudo de casos sobre abandono do tratamento da tuberculose: avaliação do atendimento, percepção e conhecimentos sobre a doença na perspectiva dos clientes (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil).