Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a study on perceptions and knowledge of the disease and evaluation of health services from the patient perspective (Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil).
Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a study on perceptions and knowledge of the disease and evaluation of health services from the patient perspective (Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil).
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DOI：
10.1590/s0102-311x2001000400021
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
da Silva, W. C.
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作者：
Lima, M. B. de;Mello, D. A.;da Silva, W. C.
This research was developed in 1995-96 in the Oliveira Pombo Health Center (CSOP), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The aim was to explore factors influencing non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment. Specific objectives were: dynamics of tuberculosis notification and treatment of non-adherence cases at the CSOP; demographic, social, economic, and cultural profiles of clientele (social actors); default reasons that interrupt treatment; and knowledge and perception of the disease. The methodological approach was based on descriptive epidemiology and on sociological interpretivism. A semi-structured interview was used for questions related to the social actors, such as: demographic, social, economic, cultural, and behavioral factors; knowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis and treatment; impact of the disease on patients' lives; and perspectives concerning health service attendance. Results showed that treatment non-compliance involved multiple and complex interrelated factors.
