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PERFORMANCE OF TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMS: INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Melisane Regina Lima Ferreira, Rafaele Oliveira Bonfim, Nathalia Halax Orfão
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This study aimed to identify and describe the scientific production about the performance of Tuberculosis Control Programs (PCT) in different scenarios. It is an integrative literature review, carried out in February 2020, in the Lilacs, Pubmed, Cinahl, Scopus, and Embase databases. Primary studies were selected that addressed the performance of PCT in the national and international scenario, published between 2014 and 2019 in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. It was possible to find 1,267 studies in the databases, of which 23 were included in the study. The articles found addressed the following topics: the effects of the PCT implementation in different scenarios; PCT assessment using operational and performance indicators; evaluation of the satisfaction of users, community and health professionals; analysis of the strategies incorporated into the programs and factors that affect their performance. In the national scenario, there were also some limitations to be transposed to the realization of the Directly Observed Treatment, allocation of resources to the prison PCT, investment in the Primary Health Care teams, diagnosis, clinical and laboratory assistance. In the international scenario, structural and process difficulties were pointed out, such as access to health services, active search for cases and management of TB/HIV co-infection, which reflected in the results obtained by the programs. The importance of building debates on the challenges that permeate tuberculosis control was identified, taking into account the need to implement integrated and intersectoral actions to combat and control the disease effectively.