학술논문
Control measures to trace ≤ 15-year-old contacts of index cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis
Document Type
other
Author
Source
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. October 2015 41(5)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1806-3713
Abstract
This was descriptive study carried out in a medium-sized Brazilian city. In ≤ 15-year-old contacts of index cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis, we assessed compliance with the Brazilian national guidelines for tuberculosis control. We interviewed 43 contacts and their legal guardians. Approximately 80% of the contacts were not assessed by the municipal public health care system, and only 21% underwent tuberculin skin testing. The results obtained with the Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector method suggest that health care teams have a biased attitude toward assessing such contacts and underscore the need for training health professionals regarding tuberculosis control programs.