OPERATIONAL INDICATORS OF TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BELÉM-PARÁ

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.70880

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Monitoring, Operational Research, Process Evaluation, Health Policy.

Abstract

Objective: to describe the operational indicators of tuberculosis control in the municipality of Belém in the 2013-2017 period.
Method: a quantitative and descriptive study, whose data came from the Notifiable Diseases Information System in the municipality of Belém, obtained together with the Municipal Health Secretariat in June 2019 and relating to the operational indicators of the National Program for Tuberculosis Control. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics.
Results: weaknesses in the control of the disease were identified in the municipality of Belém. All the indicators, whether referring to early diagnosis, treatment or outcome, showed low capacity for disease control in the municipality.
Conclusion: failure to meet the targets set implies maintaining the disease in the community and favoring cases of drug resistance, increasing costs, and human suffering. The results make it possible to reflect on the need to monitor the control actions.

Author Biographies

Regiane Camarão Farias, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Enfermeira. Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.

Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem Comunitária da Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.

Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem Comunitária da Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.

Fabiane Oliveira da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.

Beatriz Juliana Conacci, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

Enfermeira. Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada. Mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação de Enfermagem Fundamental da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.

Claudia Benedita dos Santos, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

Matemática. Doutora em estatística e experimentação agronômica. Docente associado nível 2 da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.

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Published

2020-10-05

How to Cite

Farias, R. C., Rodrigues, I. L. A., Nogueira, L. M. V., Silva, F. O. da, Conacci, B. J., & Santos, C. B. dos. (2020). OPERATIONAL INDICATORS OF TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BELÉM-PARÁ. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.70880

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Vol. 25 (2020)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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