Control measures to trace ≤ 15-year-old contacts of index cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Oliveira,Cláudia Di Lorenzo, Melo,Angelita Cristine de, Oliveira,Lílian Ruth Silva de, Froede,Emerson Lopes, Camargos,Paulo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132015000500449
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