Evaluation of the first level of care for tuberculosis control in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Objective. Evaluate primary health care functions from the perspective of patients with tuberculosis from slums in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods. Cross-sectional observational study with adult patients with tuberculosis (TB) and without TB (NoTB), living in slums (S) and outside them...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d0ee4e4d75354deb85609ee1255e8d76 2023-05-15T15:11:20+02:00 Evaluation of the first level of care for tuberculosis control in Buenos Aires, Argentina Javier Mariani Daniel Ferrante Gabriel Battistella Martín Langsam Freddy Pérez Alejandro Macchia 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.22 https://doaj.org/article/d0ee4e4d75354deb85609ee1255e8d76 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/53223 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2021.22 https://doaj.org/article/d0ee4e4d75354deb85609ee1255e8d76 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 45, Iss 22, Pp 1-9 (2021) poverty areas tuberculosis quality of health care primary health care argentina Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.22 2022-12-31T12:53:53Z Objective. Evaluate primary health care functions from the perspective of patients with tuberculosis from slums in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods. Cross-sectional observational study with adult patients with tuberculosis (TB) and without TB (NoTB), living in slums (S) and outside them (NoS). Participants’ perceptions were evaluated using the Primary Care Assessment Tool for users (abbreviated version), which measures four main domains (first contact, ongoing care, coordination with specialists, and comprehensiveness) and selected secondary domains. A Likert scale was used, ranging from “No, not at all” (1 point) to “Yes, definitely” (4 points). Scores ≥ 3 were considered to indicate adequate performance of functions. Averages were calculated for each domain, as well as two overall scores: with and without secondary domains. Results. 83 participants were included (20 TB-S, 21 TB-NoS, 19 NoTB-S, and 23 NoTB-NoS). The evaluated functions were perceived as inadequate. The TB-S group gave the lowest overall scores, not reaching 3 points in any domain. There were no significant differences in domains or overall scores between groups. Participants with TB gave lower scores in all domains, except in family-centered care, where they gave a significantly higher score than NoTB participants. The overall score without secondary domains was lower for TB participants than for the NoTB groups. Conclusions. According to the perception of participants with TB and without TB, primary health care functions are not satisfactory, either in slums or outside them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Argentina Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 45 1 |
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Objective. Evaluate primary health care functions from the perspective of patients with tuberculosis from slums in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods. Cross-sectional observational study with adult patients with tuberculosis (TB) and without TB (NoTB), living in slums (S) and outside them (NoS). Participants’ perceptions were evaluated using the Primary Care Assessment Tool for users (abbreviated version), which measures four main domains (first contact, ongoing care, coordination with specialists, and comprehensiveness) and selected secondary domains. A Likert scale was used, ranging from “No, not at all” (1 point) to “Yes, definitely” (4 points). Scores ≥ 3 were considered to indicate adequate performance of functions. Averages were calculated for each domain, as well as two overall scores: with and without secondary domains. Results. 83 participants were included (20 TB-S, 21 TB-NoS, 19 NoTB-S, and 23 NoTB-NoS). The evaluated functions were perceived as inadequate. The TB-S group gave the lowest overall scores, not reaching 3 points in any domain. There were no significant differences in domains or overall scores between groups. Participants with TB gave lower scores in all domains, except in family-centered care, where they gave a significantly higher score than NoTB participants. The overall score without secondary domains was lower for TB participants than for the NoTB groups. Conclusions. According to the perception of participants with TB and without TB, primary health care functions are not satisfactory, either in slums or outside them. |
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Evaluation of the first level of care for tuberculosis control in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Evaluation of the first level of care for tuberculosis control in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Evaluation of the first level of care for tuberculosis control in Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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