Implementation contexts of a Tuberculosis Control Program in Brazilian prisons

OBJECTIVE To analyze the influence from context characteristics in the control of tuberculosis in prisons, and the influence from the program implementation degrees in observed effects.METHODS A multiple case study, with a qualitative approach, conducted in the prison systems of two Brazilian states...

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Published in:Revista de saúde pública 2015-01, Vol.49, p.66-66
Main Authors: de Oliveira, Luisa Gonçalves Dutra, Natal, Sonia, Camacho, Luiz Antonio Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
Brazil - epidemiology
Health Plan Implementation
Health Policy & Services
Humans
Original
Pesquisa Qualitativa
Prisioneiros
Prisons - statistics & numerical data
Prisões
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
Tuberculose, prevenção & controle
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
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Summary:OBJECTIVE To analyze the influence from context characteristics in the control of tuberculosis in prisons, and the influence from the program implementation degrees in observed effects.METHODS A multiple case study, with a qualitative approach, conducted in the prison systems of two Brazilian states in 2011 and 2012. Two prisons were analyzed in each state, and a prison hospital was analyzed in one of them. The data were submitted to a content analysis, which was based on external, political-organizational, implementation, and effect dimensions. Contextual factors and the ones in the program organization were correlated. The independent variable was the program implementation degree and the dependent one, the effects from the Tuberculosis Control Program in prisons.RESULTS The context with the highest sociodemographic vulnerability, the highest incidence rate of tuberculosis, and the smallest amount of available resources were associated with the low implementation degree of the program. The results from tuberculosis treatment in the prison system were better where the program had already been partially implemented than in the case with low implementation degree in both cases.CONCLUSIONS The implementation degree and its contexts - external and political-organizational dimensions - simultaneously contribute to the effects that are observed in the control of tuberculosis in analyzed prisons.
ISSN:0034-8910
1518-8787
1518-8787
0034-8910
DOI:10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005802