The organization of health services and visceral leishmaniasis
An Integrated Intervention to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5170949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zélia Profeta (0000-0002-0819-3025, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Zélia M P Luz (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Mariângela Carneiro (0000-0002-9390-7714, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Virgínia Torres Schall (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Virginia Schall (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Ana Rabello (0000-0001-5821-4069, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1177-1184 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000500024 |
| PMID | 19488502 |
| OpenAlex | W2171658727 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0102-311X2009000500024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
The objective of this study, carried out in municipalities located in a metropolitan region of Brazil, was to promote the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. In the intervention model a health professional underwent training that covered all procedures involved in assisting patients with suspected visceral leishmaniasis. The professionals then returned to their municipalities where they implemented a workplan with the following aims: (a) at least one physician able to diagnose and treat patients; (b) training of professionals for the laboratorial diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis; (c) delivery of information on visceral leishmaniasis to the health workers. The implementation process was evaluated by follow-up meetings. Attendance of health professionals at the meetings, implementation of the workplan, and the visceral leishmaniasis case fatality rate before (1998-1999) and after (2001-2002) implementation of the model were used in the analysis. Among the 36 municipalities in the region, 22 were enrolled. Eight (36.3%) guaranteed at least 50% attendance in the meetings, and 14 (63.6%) had less than 50% attendance with no activities implemented. The fatality rate decreased in the municipalities that implemented the activities
Attendance · Case fatality rate · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Intervention (counseling) · Leishmaniasis · Metropolitan area · Pathology · Political science · Population · Visceral leishmaniasis · Leptospirosis research and findings · Medicine · Nursing · Parasites and Host Interactions · Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |