Tuberculose: coordenação da assistência nos serviços de atenção básica

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the coordination of tuberculosis care in primary health care. Methods: This is an exploratory-descriptive, epidemiologic study, retrospective survey-type, with quantitative approach. A survey regarding the tuberculosis patients was conducted by TB-WEB, including the patients who started and ended treatment in primary care services in this city between 2013 and 2014, and excluding those who moved from the municipality, changed diagnosis, were treated in secondary care, or died after diagnosis. A secondary data collection in health care service was performed during the second stage, through an instrument developed by the authors, and validated by specialists. Data were typed and stored in an Excel 2007 database. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (relative and absolute frequency) and multivariate statistics, using Statistica 10 software (StatSoft Inc.). Results: 86 medical records were analyzed, in 23 primary care services. Regarding health care services, 14 (60.8%) were from Basic Family Health Unit, and 09 (39.1%) from Basic Health Unit. Considering the 86 medical records analyzed, 50 (58.2%) were patients followed-up in Basic Health Units, and 36 (41.8%) were patients followed-up in Basic Family Health Units. This study shows that Basic Health Units presented better results than Basic Family Health Units, according to Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Conclusions: The results contradict the literature, as Basic Family Health Units work with a smaller number of patients. Therefore, Basic Family Health Units have greater chances to follow up the patients, and, thus, to expand the relationship with the community to which it provides care.