Table 4 Distribution of Tuberculosis actions by comparison between the classifications of municipalities. Brazil. 2017–2018
Criteria | Brazil 37,342 | RRa 1,151 | ARb 11,190 | RIc 326 | IAd 3,752 | Urban 20,923 | p-value X2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
When there is a person diagnosed with Tuberculosis, the team: | |||||||
Conduct consultation in the unit itself | 30,847 (82.6) | 970 (84.3) | 9,458 (84.5) | 278 (85.3) | 3,103 (82.7) | 17,038 (81.4) | |
Refers the person to the reference unit | 6,495 (17.4) | 181 (15.7) | 1,732 (15.5) | 48 (14.7) | 649 (17.3) | 3,885 (18.6) | |
p-value | 0.8333 | 0.7148 | 0.0099 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
Does the primary care team have a record of the number of people with tuberculosis? | 31,239 (83.7) | 859 (74.6) | 8,794 (78.6) | 269 (82.5) | 3,006 (80.1) | 18,311 (87.5) | |
p-value | 0.0005 | 0.0384 | 0.0093 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
Which of these tests does the team request to be performed in the health services network? | |||||||
Sputum smear microscopy | 36,674 (98.2) | 1,112 (96.6) | 10,981 (98.1) | 316 (96.9) | 3,704 (98.7) | 20,561 (98.3) | |
p-value | 0.0002 | 0.1549 | 0.0021 | 0.3339 | < 0.0001 | ||
Chest X-ray | 36,718 (98.3) | 1,107 (96.2) | 10,953 (97.9) | 315 (96.6) | 3,714 (99) | 20,629 (98.6) | |
p-value | < 0.0001 | 0.1271 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||