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. 2024 Dec 13;77(5):e20230477.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0477. eCollection 2024.

Repercussions of the pandemic on tuberculosis control actions from the perspective of health professionals

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Sabrina da Silva de Souza  1 , Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzales  2 , Hellen Cristina Sthal  2 , Daiane Cardoso da Silva  2 , Marcela Flavia Lopes Barbosa  1 , Tatiana Conceição  1
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Repercussions of the pandemic on tuberculosis control actions from the perspective of health professionals

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Sabrina da Silva de Souza et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objectives: to analyze the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis control actions from the perspective of primary health care professionals.

Methods: this descriptive study with a qualitative approach was conducted from November 2022 to April 2023, using semi-structured interviews with 11 key informant professionals from primary health care units in a Brazilian capital. Data were organized using Atlas.ti 22.0 software and subjected to thematic-categorical content analysis.

Results: the pandemic scenario caused alterations in the work process, necessitating abrupt adaptations, and led to detrimental impacts on the health of professionals and tuberculosis control actions, which were reduced or discontinued.

Final considerations: there was evident unpreparedness and a lack of resources from various governmental levels and health services to handle the public health emergency situation without severe harm to the provision of essential services.

Objetivos:: analizar las repercusiones de la pandemia de COVID-19 en las acciones de control de la tuberculosis, desde la perspectiva de los profesionales de salud de la Atención Primaria de Salud.

Métodos:: estudio descriptivo, con enfoque cualitativo, realizado en el período de noviembre de 2022 a abril de 2023, mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas con 11 profesionales informantes clave de unidades básicas de salud de una capital brasileña. Los datos fueron organizados en el software Atlas.ti 22.0 y sometidos a análisis de contenido temático-categorial.

Resultados:: el escenario pandémico provocó alteraciones en el proceso de trabajo, con necesidad de adaptaciones abruptas, y causó perjuicios en la salud de los profesionales y en las acciones de control de la tuberculosis, que fueron reducidas o descontinuadas.

Consideraciones Finales:: se evidenció la falta de preparación y recursos de las diversas instancias gubernamentales y de los servicios de salud para enfrentar la situación de emergencia en salud pública, sin que hubiera graves perjuicios en la oferta de servicios esenciales.

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