Avaliação da efetividade dos serviços de saúde no diagnóstico da tuberculose em Foz do Iguaçu, PR - Tríplice fronteira Brasil, Paraguai e Argentina / Evaluation of the effectiveness of health services in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná - triple border Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

Reinaldo Antonio da Silva Sobrinho

Tuberculosis control involves organizing health services to perform diagnostic actions in an integrated and collaborative way. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different health services in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the city of Foz do Iguaçu- PR, with an estimated population of 325,137,000 inhabitants, located in the triple border between Brazil- Paraguay-and Argentina, in the months from January to November 2009. It was carried out an epidemiological evaluation research with cross-sectional where 101 patients were diagnosed as having tuberculosis The instrument was based on \"The Primary Care Assessment Tool\" (PCAT), adapted for tuberculosis care. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques (absolute and relative frequency). Effectiveness was assessed by the finding of the tuberculosis in the first diagnosis in first health service that the patient had visited, and then were constructed indicators to evaluate the kind of health services in the face of diagnostic actions. It was also found the number of times the patient visited the health service from the first time to the diagnosis of tuberculosis and the time spent for that The test results were contextualized by the dimensions of accessibility and performance.The number of patients who had medical care the same day of the first visit in all health services was higher than 70%. It was found that the first health service visited by the patient who had the highest percentage on suspicion of tuberculosis, reached 46%. The request for sputum tests occurred in 50% of patients in three kinds of health services. The percentage of X-rays has been 30% in the Emergency Care, the best result among the three kinds of services at the first medical visit. The referral of patients for consultations and examinations in other emergency units was a resource used in all services. Primary Care Units forwarded 75% of patients to the X-rays exam, showing a statistically significant association (p <0.05). In Primary Health Care, 75% of patients had to return five times the health service. In Specialized Services, the time of the diagnosis was seven days (median). It was concluded that the health services as the first option chosen by the patient were not effective in suspicion and diagnosis of tuberculosis, indicating barriers for to the structure and process of controlling the disease. It is necessary to organize permanent education actions and improve the structure of health services in order to improve the diagnostic capacities .The most effective services to provide the diagnosis of tuberculosis were the Specialized Services. Keywords:

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