Primary Health Care Qualification for laboratory diagnosis of Covid-19 in the Federal District, 2020-2021

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ID5334619
AuthorsFrancisca Verônica Cavalcante (0000-0002-8706-0457, Universidade de Brasília), Ruth Da Conceição Costa E Silva Sacco (0000-0001-6131-0852, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Aimê Oliveira (0000-0002-3084-6491, Universidade de Brasília), Taciana Silveira Passos (0000-0002-5312-095X, Universidade de Brasília), Tiago Machado De Alencar (0009-0007-8724-2158, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Christina Pacheco Santos Martins (0000-0003-1829-1515, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos (0000-0002-6739-6260, Universidade de Brasília)
Year2024
Volume48
Issue142
Publication date2024-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSaúde em Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-1104 • E-ISSN: 2358-2898
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2358-289820241428918i
OpenAlexW4402730202
SciELOS0103-11042024000300203
LanguageEN
References cited22

The COVID-19 pandemic required the reorganization of PHC Units (UBS) to ensure greater laboratory diagnostic capacity timely, which demanded trained health professionals, availability of inputs/materials, and adequate sample management strategies at the Central Laboratory (LACEN). In 2020-2021, an analytical cross-sectional census study evaluated the UBS structure in the Federal District (DF). Data were collected remotely through structured telephone interviews and a self-completed questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out in Software R, comparing UBS-Sentinel with UBS-Traditional units. Nurse training in rapid testing or swab sample collection was almost universal (> 99%) and high among nursing technicians (70%). On the other hand, only 9% of doctors received any training. A defined flow was registered to forward samples to LACEN in 89% of UBS to diagnose SARS-CoV-2. The deadlines for returning laboratory results were met in 70% of cases. Inputs, materials, and equipment were available in sufficient amounts, especially at UBS-Sentinel units. In these UBS, 63% of the teams knew the MA-LACEN-0007 collection manual, compared to 35% at UBS-Traditional units (p < 0.001). Despite the challenges, the DF showed a satisfactory response capacity regarding the COVID-19 laboratory diagnosis

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Pathology · Political science · Primary care · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Medicine · Virology

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