Tuberculosis from the perspective of men and women

Qualiquantitative cross-sectional study. Patients with tuberculosis in the city of Campina Grande-PB were interviewed through a semi-structured questionnaire between September/2017 and January/2018. Discourse Analysis and Chi-Square test were performed.

Results:

Sixty-three subjects were interviewed, of which 34 (54.0%) were men. There was an association of the category gender with level of education (p = 0.004), work activity (p = 0.023), time spent on activities outside the home (p = 0.013), and time spent on activities at home (p = 0.001). The analysis of the statements specially revealed that men perceive their role as the family’s main provider and the women with a social role of caregiver, often postponing the search for a health care due to fear of not being able to perform this role in the family and/or in society.

Conclusion:

The weakness caused by the disease and the long duration of treatment changed the interviewees’ routine, causing suffering and frustration, with consequences in the performance of social roles within the family and in society, constituting a barrier to adherence to tuberculosis treatment.

DESCRIPTORS
Tuberculosis; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Gender Identity

Variables	Total		Women		Men		χ² test p-value
Variables	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	χ² test p-value
Age group (years)							p = 0.984
19 \|---- 30	14	22.2	7	24.1	7	20.6
30 \|---- 41	12	19.0	5	17.2	7	20.6
41 \|---- 52	16	25.4	8	27.6	8	23.5
52 \|---- 63	12	19.0	5	17.2	7	20.6
63 \|----\| 74	9	14.3	4	13.8	5	14.7
Education – last grade studied							p = 0.004*
Not literate	26	42.6	6	21.4	20	60.6
Finished elementary school	4	6.6	0	0.0	4	12.1
Finished elementary school	11	18.0	7	25.0	4	12.1
Unfinished high school	9	14.8	6	21.4	3	9.1
Finished high school	4	6.6	4	14.3	0	0.0
Unfinished higher degree	5	8.2	3	10.7	2	6.1
Finished higher degree	2	3.3	2	7.1	0	0.0
Marital status							p = 0.320
Common law marriage	9	14.5	3	10.7	6	17.6
Married	21	33.9	8	28.6	13	38.2
Single	25	40.3	12	42.9	13	38.2
Divorced	4	6.5	2	7.1	2	5.9
Widow(er)	3	4.8	3	10.7	0	0.0
Number of people in the household							p = 0.310
1 to 2	20	31.7	12	41.4	8	23.5
3 to 4	27	42.9	11	37.9	16	47.1
5 to 7	16	25.4	6	20.7	10	29.4
Work situation							p = 0.023*
Working	33	53.2	9	33.3	24	68.6
Unemployed	12	19.4	6	22.2	6	17.1
Leave	4	6.5	2	7.4	2	5.7
Retired	6	9.7	3	11.1	3	8.6
Student	5	8.1	5	18.5	0	0.0
Work at home	2	3.2	2	7.4	0	0.0
Hours of home activities							p = 0.001*
0 \|---- 4 h	37	58.7	10	34.5	27	79.4
4 \|---- 8 h	15	23.8	11	37.9	4	11.8
8 \|----\| 12	11	17.5	8	27.6	3	8.8
Time spent outside the home							p = 0.013*
0 \|---- 4 h	27	42.9	18	62.1	9	26.5
4 \|---- 8 h	13	20.6	5	17.2	8	23.5
8 \|----\| 12	23	36.5	6	20.7	17	50.0
Treatment status							p = 0.688
Cure	49	84.5	24	88.9	25	80.6
Abandonment	3	5.2	1	3.7	2	6.5
Progress	6	10.3	2	7.4	4	12.9

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[1] Corresponding author: Talina Carla da Silva Rua Antônio Pedro da Silva 280, João Catigueira 58900-000 – Pau Dos Ferros, RN, Brazil talinacarla@hotmail.com

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Tuberculosis from the perspective of men and women* *Extracted from the thesis: “Influência de gênero na adesão ao tratamento da tuberculose”, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, 2019.

Tuberculosis desde la perspectiva del hombre y de la mujer

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Tuberculosis from the perspective of men and women^* *Extracted from the thesis: “Influência de gênero na adesão ao tratamento da tuberculose”, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, 2019.