ABSTRACT
The study's aim was to analyze primary health care delivered to people with tuberculosis on a national level, based on the information collected by an external assessment implemented by the Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica. This cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach used data from the 2nd cycle external assessment of the Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica conducted in 2014. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to establish frequencies and check for associations using the Chi-square test. The percentage of Family Health Strategy units recording the annual number of confirmed tuberculosis cases and respiratory symptoms was high for the entire country (81.1%). In contrast, the recording of follow-up of tuberculosis cases was performed by only 48.3% of the facilities, while only 48% of the health basic unites units implemented directly observed treatment. The findings reveal barriers in the structure of health basic unites units regarding the operationalization and sustainability of care provided to individuals with tuberculosis, including directly observed treatment.
DESCRIPTORS:
Tuberculosis; Health evaluation; Primary health.
