The influence of individual determinants in the delay of the tuberculosis diagnosis

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Débora Raquel Soares Guedes Trigueiro¹  Jordana De Almeida Nogueira¹  Lenilde Duarte De Sá¹  Aline Aparecida Monroe¹  Ulisses Umbelino Dos Anjos¹  Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa¹  Daiane Medeiros Da Silva¹  Sandra Aparecida De Almeida¹ 

关键词: Tuberculosis;    Delayed diagnosis;    Health services accessibility;    Tuberculosis;    Diagnóstico tardío;    Accesibilidad a los servicios de salud.;    Tuberculose;    Diagnóstico tardio;    Acesso aos serviços de saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072014001370013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Analyzes the influence of individual determinants on the service usage pattern to define the time it takes for tuberculosis patients to seek care in order to discover their diagnosis. Cross-sectional research undertaken in a Northeastern capital of Brazil, involving 101 patients. The variables were submitted to statistical treatment through median and Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests. A median 20 days was estimated for the patients' general delay, showing that single individuals who had less than eight years of study and were unemployed were the ones who delayed most in seeking a health service (30 days). The theoretic model used confirmed the presence of predisposing factors that favor the inequalities in the search for and obtainment of care. The inclusion of the subjective dimension in the guarantee of integral care can contribute to the renewal of practices and reduction of iniquities for individuals affected by tuberculosis.

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