STRATEGIES FOR TUBERCULOSIS CARE TRAINING

Quantitative study that aimed to describe the components related to tuberculosis training that make health teams able to identify care strategies.A structured questionnaire was applied with 100 professionals in 27 Health Units of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, between November 2013 and January 2014. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciencesversion 22.0. The results showed that 60% (n = 60) of the professionals often used the guidelines for the control of tuberculosis manual in the everyday practice; 73% (n = 73) stated that the involvement of tuberculosis specialists is accomplished by referral; 68% (n = 68) pass on the information about TB to all users and 44% (n = 44) of the training programs are carried out sporadically.It was concluded that there is the need to invest in systematic training involving specialists, aimed at the management and control of tuberculosis.