Fatores associados à adesão e ao abandono do tratamento da tuberculose sob a ótica de enfermeiros.

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of socioeconomic nature in which sphere of government is a series of difficult to control and eradicate the germs that cause disease. Even i f a drug therapy that takes the individual healing, noncompliance with treatment are still important factors in the morbidity and mortality rates of this disease. Objective: To investigate the factors that influence adherence and abandonment of tuberculosis treatment from the point of view of the nurses of the Family Health Strategy. Methodology: This is a study of exploratory and descriptive quantitative and qualitative approach that sought to achieve the objectives through a semi-structured questionnaire which should be applied to the 60 nurses FHT belonging to 9th Regional Health Management of Paraiba state, but the sample was done with 42 professionals who volunteered to participate in the study. Results: The results of this research shows that, of the 42 participants, 86% were female, aged between 22 and 31 years (64%), single (50%), with post-graduate (74%), personal income 1-3 minimum wages (40%). Most of these professionals are employed (55%), working for less than 01 years in the ESF (50%) and 71% of nurses did not undergo training course on TB for less than two years. The professionals have adequate knowledge about the adhesion factors and abandonment of treatment applicable in the following categories: reception, accessibility to health services, stigma and prejudice, home visits and active, healing prognosis, continuing education, medications and side effects, prolonged treatment, legal and illegal drugs, family support and professional development, lack of information and lack of incentives of rulers. Conclusion: It can be argued that professionals demonstrate knowledge about this important issue, which significantly contributes to this situation changes grievance that this disease is a public health problem. So worth reinforcing the need for dissemination of preventive measures that can reduce the number of cases of tuberculosis, and to emphasize the importance of measurements and PCNT SUS guidelines as to primary fact that people can come across before a qualified assistance.