PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE REGARDING TUBERCULOSIS

Authors

  • Reinaldo Antonio Silva Sobrinho
  • Angélica Liliane Souza
  • Laís Mara Caetano Silva
  • Anneliese Domingues Wysocki
  • Aline Ale Beraldo
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i1.35930

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Nursing, Primary care.

Abstract

This quantitative cross-sectional study analysed the knowledge of 30 primary care nurses regarding
tuberculosis in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, using a semi-structured questionnaire applied in March and April 2009. The
majority were female (93.3%), worked in a Family Health Center (73.3%) and reported not having received training in
tuberculosis (66.7%). The mean number of years worked in primary care was 4.3 (SD = 3.7 years). It was ascertained
that the professionals’ knowledge relating to the prevention, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis was
superficial; these results indicate the need to organize training in this area.

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Published

2014-03-31

How to Cite

Silva Sobrinho, R. A., Souza, A. L., Silva, L. M. C., Wysocki, A. D., Beraldo, A. A., & Villa, T. C. S. (2014). PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE REGARDING TUBERCULOSIS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i1.35930

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Research

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