title: Social organization and control of tuberculosis: the experience of a Brazilian town.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was aimed at analyzing the participation of a committee formed by representatives of the community in tuberculosis control based on a participatory management model.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a Case Study involving a tuberculosis committee with data collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with nine individuals. The data, organized through the Association of Ideas Map technique, were analyzed based on the Social Constructionism perspective.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participation of the Tuberculosis Committee studied was shown to be effective and associated with aspects articulated according to the measures taken by the social parties involved in the committee, culminating with assistances inserted into certain parts of the town's co-management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that the reality of this case study shows that relationships among civil society can guide the management model in the search for effective processes of tuberculosis control.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto AlegreRS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Favero
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bulgarelli
authors.forename: Tereza Cristina Scatena
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Ione Carvalho
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011049:Social Control Policies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*