Comprehensive care to women with tuberculosis in the family health strategy

Objective: to analyze the actions developed by the family health team in the care to the woman with tuberculosis in a priority town of Paraiba, Brazil, under the perspective of comprehensiveness. Methods: this is a research with a qualitative design, carried out in a town from the metropolitan region of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, considered a priority one for controling the disease in the state of Paraiba. A semi-structured interview was used with 8 professionals from 4 teams of the Family Health Strategy who were following up women with tuberculosis during the period of information collection. For analyzing the empirical material the content analysis technique was used, in its thematic modality. Results: the results found highlight the problem of tuberculosis in the town concerned, where the health professionals recognize the social precariousness in which the women with tuberculosis live, demonstrate to have a close look to the context in which these women live, and develop actions under the perspective of comprehensiveness and intersectoriality. Conclusion: the issue of gender permeates care, revealing that the professionals work under the perspective of increasing the care provision. In the interaction with the female users a bond is established. Actions promoting empowerment are not observed. Instead of them, attitudes expressing generosity are observed. Descriptors: tuberculosis; family health; women’s health.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar as ações desenvolvidas pela equipe de saúde da família no cuidado à mulher com tuberculose em um município prioritário da Paraíba, sob a perspectiva da integralidade. Método: trata-se de pesquisa do tipo qualitativa, realizada em um município da região metropolitana de João Pessoa-PB, considerado prioritário para o controle da doença no estado da Paraíba. Utilizou-se a entrevista semiestruturada com 8 profissionais de 4 equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família que estavam acompanhando mulheres com tuberculose no período da coleta de informações. Para a análise do ...