| Author | Gaspar, Lucijane Maria da Silva | |
| Author | Braga, Cynthia | |
| Author | Albuquerque, Gabriela Diniz Militão de | |
| Author | Silva, Maria Patrícia Nascimento | |
| Author | Maruza, Magda | |
| Author | Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos | |
| Author | Albuquerque, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de | |
| Access date | 2019-10-21T14:44:09Z | |
| Available date | 2019-10-21T14:44:09Z | |
| Document date | 2019 | |
| Citation | GASPAR, L. M. da S. et al. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of community health agents regarding pulmonary tuberculosis in a capital city in northeastern Brazil. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, v. 24, n. 10, p. 3815–3824, 2019. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1413-8123 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36603 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Title | Knowledge, attitudes and practices of community health agents regarding pulmonary tuberculosis in a capital city in northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.1590/1413-812320182410.01722018 | |
| Abstract | This article analyses the knowledge, attitudes and practices of community health agents (CHAs) regarding tuberculosis in Recife, a municipality with a high incidence of tuberculosis and high treatment dropout rates in Brazil. The cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of CHAs and a standardized questionnaire. The frequencies of the variables related to knowledge, attitudes and practices were described, and the association between satisfactory knowledge and appropriate practices of CHAs was analysed. Of the 401 eligible CHAs, 385 (96.0%) were interviewed. The majority were women (87.5%) aged ≥ 40 years (66.0%) and had been on the job for more than nine years (74.5%). A large percentage (61.7%) had satisfactory knowledge about tuberculosis, and this knowledge (75.8%) was associated with appropriate practices (p = 0.008). Regarding attitudes, 97.1% of CHAs were believed to be at risk of contracting tuberculosis, and 53.2% attributed this risk to their job. The results suggest the need for investment in training actions that may help improve tuberculosis indicators in the municipality. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Recife. Unidade de Saúde da Família Bianor Teodósio. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Parasitologia. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de Pernambuco. Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Pernambuco. Hospital Correia Picanço. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de Pernambuco. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva-NESC. Recife, PE, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Tuberculosis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Community health agents | pt_BR |
| Subject | Knowledge | pt_BR |
| Subject | Attitudes and practices in health | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Tuberculose | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Conhecimento | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Atitude | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Características de Residência | pt_BR |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 04 Educação de qualidade | |
