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Critical points for the control of Tuberculosis on Primary Health Care
Patrícia Geórgia Oliveira Diniz Pinheiro1, Lenilde Duarte de Sá1, Pedro Fredemir Palha2
1Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
Objective:
To analyze the discourses of professionals that work on the reference service about the critical points that affects the essential attributes of the Primary Health Care (PHC) related to the control of tuberculosis in the city of João Pessoa.
Method:
The empirical material collected from August to October in 2014, through the interview technique was analyzed through the methodological-theoretical framework of French Discourse Analysis.
Results:
The discourses demonstrated the critical points on the control of the disease on PHC as being the lack of bond and welcoming from the professionals in relation to patients with tuberculosis. It was realized that the professionals have prejudice about the disease, that they have difficulties on the access to conducting exams, appointments and treatments, as well as there are fails on the reference and counter-referencing system.
Final Considerations:
Managers should be aware about the results that were found, so that facing actions can be planned and executed in order to minimize the existent of critical points.
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