Access of people with pulmonary tuberculosis to government programs: Primary Care professionals' perceptions
Rev Bras Enferm. 2023 Nov 13;76Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e20220716. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0716. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: to analyze Primary Health Care professionals' perceptions about the access of people with pulmonary tuberculosis to government social support and income transfer programs.METHODS: multicenter/qualitative study, carried out in Family Health Units in four Brazilian capitals: Belém/Pará, Campo Grande/Mato Grosso do Sul, Recife/Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro/Rio de Janeiro. Fifty-eight professionals participated (social workers, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and nursing technicians), who provided assistance to people with pulmonary tuberculosis. Individual interviews were conducted, and the content analysis technique was used.RESULTS: among the participants, 45/77.6% were women and 33/56.9% were between 25 and 40 years old. Two thematic categories were organized, demonstrating the perceptions about the possibilities of access to government programs by people with pulmonary tuberculosis in vulnerable situations and the obstacles inherent to this context.FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: it is necessary to move forward in improving patient access to social programs.PMID:38558031 | PMC:PMC10642008 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0716
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Hildegard Soares Barrozo de Lima Vit ória Regina Domingues Sodré Cleide Aparecida Alves Souza Mirian Domingos Cardoso Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Gon çalves Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira Ivaneide Leal Ata íde Rodrigues Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade Ale Source Type: research
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