2015
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00024314
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Social determinants of nonadherence to tuberculosis treatment in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the individual and environmental determinants of nonadherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment in selected districts in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, in Argentina. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a hierarchical model. Using primary and secondary data, logistic regression was performed to analyze two types of determinants. The likelihood of nonadherence to treatment was greatest among male patients. The following factors led to a greater likelihood of nonadherence to … Show more

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“…This service is considered an indicator of the structural conditions of life, according to the INDEC linked to the urban development of health and sanitation. This study also supports another research performed in Argentina, examining factors associated with adherence to TB treatment 24,25 . It appears that the availability of basic services is a determinant key of health and of health outcomes among patients of low socioeconomic status.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…This service is considered an indicator of the structural conditions of life, according to the INDEC linked to the urban development of health and sanitation. This study also supports another research performed in Argentina, examining factors associated with adherence to TB treatment 24,25 . It appears that the availability of basic services is a determinant key of health and of health outcomes among patients of low socioeconomic status.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Contudo, o número de hospitalizações poderia ser reduzido com estratégias da atenção primária evitando o atendimento de emergência e diminuindo o quantitativo de internações hospitalares por tuberculose. [18][19][20] Quanto aos custos econômicos com as hospitalizações, são presentes os desfalques no orçamento público voltados para o tratamento da TB em países em desenvolvimento como o Brasil, além do aumento de casos resistentes que estão envolvidos com a elevação dos custos. Além disso, os gastos com essa doença também oneram os orçamentos familiares, que pode estar relacionado diretamente ao tratamento e principalmente à perda de renda por conta da doença e internação.…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…Os fatores que mais perpetuam a doença na população estão sobretudo associados a contextos socioeconômicos, culturais e comportamentais desfavoráveis, bem como a um maior risco de abandono do tratamento 5,6,7 . Assim, a forma como os responsáveis pelas políticas sociais e de saúde lidam com estes fatores terá impactos na incidência e mortalidade por tuberculose nas populações.…”
Section: Time Trend Of Tuberculosis Incidence In Brazil and Portugal unclassified