title: [Involvement of health primary care teams in the control of tuberculosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação de Enfermagem em Saúde Pública da EERP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. amonroe@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Aline Aparecida
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Monroe
authors.forename: Roxana Isabel Cardozo
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.forename: Pedro Fredemir
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Palha
authors.forename: Cinthia Midori
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sassaki
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruffino Netto
authors.forename: Silvia Helena Figueiredo
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Vendramini
authors.forename: Tereza Cristina Scatena
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*