Exercise of rights of tuberculosis patients undergoing pharmacological treatment

to know how people with tuberculosis undergoing treatment exercise their rights throughout daily life while experiencing illness. this qualitative study was developed from April to May 2015, with people with tuberculosis undergoing treatment in an outpatient clinic of the Municipal Tuberculosis Cont...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 73; no. suppl 6; p. e20190631
Main Authors Jung, Bianca Contreira de, Tafur, Lisbeth Natalit Ampudia, Antunes, Luize Barbosa, Gomes, Giovana Calcagno, Gonzales, Roxana Isabel Cardozo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020
Subjects
Drug Therapy
Exercise
Health Personnel
Human Rights
Humans
Nursing
Patient Rights
Persons
Qualitative Research
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - drug therapy
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Summary:to know how people with tuberculosis undergoing treatment exercise their rights throughout daily life while experiencing illness. this qualitative study was developed from April to May 2015, with people with tuberculosis undergoing treatment in an outpatient clinic of the Municipal Tuberculosis Control Program in the city of Pelotas. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and verified by content analysis, under the thematic modality. people announced aspects that involved human rights pertaining to their experiences, and they had difficulties to achieve full rights to dignity, health, social security, and social services. Such rights were neither guaranteed by the State nor by their families. it is necessary for health professionals and services to inform and equip people with tuberculosis, directly or indirectly, for the full exercise of their rights.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0631