Active case finding: community health workers' activity related to tuberculosis control in a large city, brazil
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Active Case Finding: Community Health Workers’ Activity Related to Tuberculosis Control in a Large City, Brazil
This study analyzed the Community Health Workers’ activity in active case finding in Ribeirão Preto-SP. Cross sectional study, conducted in 2009-2010, with the use of a structured form, which was applied to 105 Community Health Workers and research of secondary data. Indicators were created based on the variable means that used the Likert scale for the answers, being dissatisfactory (scores 1 a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0104-0707
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072014001600012