Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE

Research conducted with people suffering from tuberculosis, at the Flavio Marcilio Health Center, in Fortaleza, from 2000 to 2003. Its aim was to describe the distribution of tuberculosis cases in the area assisted by the reference unit mentioned.above, and to infer the causes for treatment abandonm...

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Main Authors: Maria Lenilce Gonçalves Vieira, Glória da Conceição Mesquita Leitão
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2005-06-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5542
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author Maria Lenilce Gonçalves Vieira
Glória da Conceição Mesquita Leitão
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description Research conducted with people suffering from tuberculosis, at the Flavio Marcilio Health Center, in Fortaleza, from 2000 to 2003. Its aim was to describe the distribution of tuberculosis cases in the area assisted by the reference unit mentioned.above, and to infer the causes for treatment abandonment. Results: the frequency of cases was bigger among men, aged between 24-34 years old in that period. The causes for treatment abandonment are due to the lack of patient’s conditions to go to the Health Center, and to the inefficient management of the Disease Control Program in the municipality. The patients are men and women with low income, and low educational level. Conclusion: lack of a larger statistical control and of research on the growth of the number of cases and on treatment abandonment.   
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spelling doaj-art-fb05264e48244f97829baf7e8d4e8aff2025-08-21T13:56:20ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832005-06-0163Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CEMaria Lenilce Gonçalves VieiraGlória da Conceição Mesquita LeitãoResearch conducted with people suffering from tuberculosis, at the Flavio Marcilio Health Center, in Fortaleza, from 2000 to 2003. Its aim was to describe the distribution of tuberculosis cases in the area assisted by the reference unit mentioned.above, and to infer the causes for treatment abandonment. Results: the frequency of cases was bigger among men, aged between 24-34 years old in that period. The causes for treatment abandonment are due to the lack of patient’s conditions to go to the Health Center, and to the inefficient management of the Disease Control Program in the municipality. The patients are men and women with low income, and low educational level. Conclusion: lack of a larger statistical control and of research on the growth of the number of cases and on treatment abandonment.    https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5542TuberculosisPreventionIncidenceHealth.
spellingShingle Maria Lenilce Gonçalves Vieira
Glória da Conceição Mesquita Leitão
Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
Rev Rene
Tuberculosis
Prevention
Incidence
Health.
title Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
title_full Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
title_fullStr Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
title_short Tuberculosis: the documented reality at the Flávio Marcílio health unit, in Fortaleza-CE
title_sort tuberculosis the documented reality at the flavio marcilio health unit in fortaleza ce
topic Tuberculosis
Prevention
Incidence
Health.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5542
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