[Involvement of health primary care teams in the control of tuberculosis].
This study was aimed at analyzing the involvement of Health Primary Care teams in the tuberculosis control actions in the perception of the Tuberculosis Control Program coordinators of nine priority municipalities of the State of São Paulo. It is a qualitative research whose data were collected in June of 2005 through semistructured interviews with nine coordinators. The content thematic modality was used for the analysis of the data. The results pointed out to difficulties in the implementation of the tuberculosis control actions in primary care related to quantitative and qualitative deficiencies of human resources and to a centralized and fragmented view regarding the organization of these actions in the health system. The integration of tuberculosis control activities in primary care is possible provided the system is organized according to primary care principles and a policy of human resources that ensures continuous education and capacity-building of health teams is elaborated/implemented.
Monroe
Aline Aparecida
AA
Programa de Pós-Graduação de Enfermagem em Saúde Pública da EERP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. amonroe@eerp.usp.br
Gonzales
Roxana Isabel Cardozo
RI
Palha
Pedro Fredemir
PF
Sassaki
Cinthia Midori
CM
Ruffino Netto
Antonio
A
Vendramini
Silvia Helena Figueiredo
SH
Villa
Tereza Cristina Scatena
TC
D001938:Brazil; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*