Accessibility to tuberculosis treatment: assessment of health service performance Accesibilidad al tratamiento de tuberculosis: evaluación de desempeño de servicios de salud Acessibilidade ao tratamento de tuberculose: avaliação de desempenho de serviços de saúde

• Main Authors: Tiemi Arakawa (Author), Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio (Author), Beatriz Estuque Scatolin (Author), Lúcia Marina Scatena (Author), Antônio Ruffino-Netto (Author), Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess the accessibility of patients to the treatment of tuberculosis in Ribeirão Preto, countryside of São Paulo State. Evaluation study type, with a quantity approach. Interviews with 100 patients initiated on anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy between 2006-2007 were con...