Accessibility to tuberculosis diagnosis in a municipality in Northeast Brazil: a challenge for basic health care

• Main Authors: Rosa Camila Gomes Paiva (Author), Jordana de Almeida Nogueira (Author), Lenilde Duarte de Sá (Author), Rafaela Gerbasi Nóbrega (Author), Débora Raquel Soares Guedes Trigueiro (Author), Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Goias, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A cross-sectional study with the aim to analyze the performance of healthcare services with respect to diagnosing tuberculosis. We interviewed 101 users with tuberculosis, residents of a municipality in the Northeast region of Brazil. Bivariate analysis and the chi-squared test were applied for data...