Assessment of TB diagnosis by synthetic indicator of cases localization
Keywords:
Tuberculosis/diagnosis, Health status indicators.Abstract
Introduction: timely detection of cases is a key factor to break off the transmission chain of tuberculosis.
Objective: to assess TB diagnosis by the synthetic indicator of cases localization in health providers, as a method for timeliness in TB diagnosis.
Material and method: quasi experimental study carried out in the health area Hermanos Cruz in Pinar del Río Municipality. A synthetic indicator of cases localization was applied for diagnosing TB before and after training users of the TB program in this health area, as chosen for its elevated incidence in the year 2011. The study universe was made up of doctors, bachelors of nursing, bachelors of statistics, and lab technician, practicing for the TB Control National Program in the aforementioned health area. For the statistical analysis, summarizing measures were used, such as: proportions and frequencies both absolute and relative.
Results: after applying the training program for those users, the number of diagnosed cases increased, changing the categories from poor to acceptable, as established by the synthetic indicator of case localization.
Conclusions: it was proved that the training program based on the synthetic indicator of cases localization for the diagnosis of TB constituted an epidemiological tool for improving the timeliness in the disease's diagnosis.
Downloads
References
1. Báguena Cervellera MJ. La Tuberculosis en la historia. An. R. Acad. Med. Comunitat Valenciana[Internet]. 2011; 12. [aprox.8p]. Disponible en: http://roderic.uv.es/bitstream/handle/10550/33156/Dra.%20Baguena.pdf?sequence=1
2. Armas Pérez L. Tuberculosis. Plan de Intervención Mundial 2007-2008 XDR y MDR. Bol Epidemiológico. 2008; 2(4): 40-5.
3. Valdés García L. Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes. S/L: Editorial Ciencias Médicas; 2004: 269-82.
4. Vah K. Informe de la Directora General 2008. Washington DC: Organización Panamericana para la Salud; 2009.
5. Williams BG. Plan Global para detener la TB. 2006-2015. Ginebra: OMS; 2006.
6. Cuba. MINSAP. Situación de salud en Cuba. Indicadores básicos 2008. La Habana: INFOMED; Disponible en: http://files.sld.cu/dne/2012/07/20/health-care-situation-in-cuba-basic-indicators-2008/ [citado 12 Ago 2008]
7. Lomroth K, Jaramillo E, Williams BG. Driwers of tuberculosis epidemia: the role of risk factors and social determinants. Soc Sci Med. 2009; 68: 2240-6.
8. González E, Armas l, Llanes MJ. Progress towards tuberculosis elimination in Cuba. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Apr; 11(4): 405-11.
9. Cuba. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Dirección Nacional de Registros Médicos y Estadísticas de Salud. La Habana: DNE; 2011. 754296.
10. González E, Brooks J, Matthys F, Calisté P, Armas L, Van der Stuyft P. Pulmonary tuberculosis case detection through fortuitous cough screening during home visits. Trop Med Inter Health. 2009; 14:131-7.
11. Fernando García L, Jaramillo E. La tuberculosis: un reto que debemos enfrentar. Biomédica[serie en Internet]. 2004 junio [citado 2011 ene 14]; 24(1): [aprox 5p.]. Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84314907001
12. Cabrera N, Toledo AM. Los estudios de pesquisa activa en Cuba. Rev. Cubana Salud Púb. 2008; 34(1):20-8.
13. León Méndez D. Tuberculosis: intervención educativa en el personal de salud de la prisión provincial [tesis]. Ciego de Ávila: FCM; 2010.
14. González Ochoa E. Armas L, Sánchez L, Molina I, Llanes MJ, Gallardo V, Sevy J. Estratificación epidemiológica: Conceptos básicos para guiar intervenciones en salud. Boletín Epidemiológico Semanal. Instituto Pedro Kourí. 2008; 10(15): 353-355.
15. Cuba. MINSAP. Guías para evaluar los sistemas de vigilancia. La Habana: MINSAP; 2008.
16. Chaulk P, Vah K, Vallejo P. Evaluación de salud: lecciones rendidas de la gestión de la tuberculosis pulmonar. Gac Sanit. 2008; 22(4): 45-56.
17. González Ochoa E, Armas Pérez L. Una propuesta de indicador sintético para valorar la intensidad y calidad de la localización de casos de tuberculosis. Bol Epidemiológico. 2008; 12: 256-9.
18. Gómez Murcia PR, Méndez Martínez J, Armas Pérez L, González Ochoa E. Evaluación de la detección de casos de tuberculosis mediante un indicador sintético (ISILOC). Provincia de Matanzas. Rev Médica Electrón. [serie en Internet]. 2009 [citado 4 Dic 2010]; 31(4). Disponible en: http://www.revmatanzas.sld.cu/revista%20medica/año%202009/vol4%202009/tema05.htm
19. Morales Cardona M, Gómez Murcia PR, Bermúdez Hernández CL, Paredes Díaz R. Evaluación de la calidad de detección de casos de tuberculosis mediante un indicador sintético. Municipio y áreas de salud de Cárdenas. 2007-2009. Rev Méd Electrón. [seriada en línea] 2011; 33(3). Disponible en URL: http://www.revmatanzas.sld.cu/revista%20medica/ano%202011/vol3%202011/tema05.htm
20. Jordán Severo T, Oramas González R, Díaz Castrillo AO, González Ochoa E. Armas Pérez L. Evaluación de la detección de casos de tuberculosis mediante un indicador sintético en dos municipios de Ciudad de la Habana. Rev. Cubana Hig Epidemiol [Internet]. 2008 [citado 2011 ene 14]; 46 (3): [aprox 5p.]. Disponible en: http://www.bvs.sld.cu/revistas/hie/vol46_3_08/hie04308.htm
21. Risco Oliva GE, Borroto S, Peralta M. Evaluación del componente de detección de casos del Programa de Tuberculosis. Municipio Regla, 2004 y 2008. Bol Epidemiol Sem IPK. 2008; 18(44): 345-50.
22. Blanco Hernández N, Hernández Rodríguez Y, Carpio Martínez MÁ. Tuberculosis en atención primaria de salud. Presentación de 2 casos. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [revista en la Internet]. 2006 Sep [citado 2010 Jul 20]; 22(3): Disponible en: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/mgi/vol22_3_06/mgi18306.htm
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors who have publications with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors will retain their copyrights and grant the journal the right of first publication of their work, which will be publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC 4.0) that allows third parties to share the work as long as its author and first publication in this journal are indicated.
Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements for distribution of the published version of the work (e.g.: deposit it in an institutional telematic archive or publish it in a volume). Likewise, and according to the recommendations of the Medical Sciences Editorial (ECIMED), authors must declare in each article their contribution according to the CRediT taxonomy (contributor roles). This taxonomy includes 14 roles, which can be used to represent the tasks typically performed by contributors in scientific academic production. It should be consulted in monograph) whenever initial publication in this journal is indicated. Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work through the Internet (e.g., in institutional telematic archives or on their web page) before and during the submission process, which may produce interesting exchanges and increase citations of the published work. (See The effect of open access). https://casrai.org/credit/
