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    Avaliação do tratamento diretamente observado da tuberculose segundo dimensões da transferência de políticas
    (Univ Sao Paolo, 2017) Shuhama, Bruna Viana [UNIFESP]; Caetano da Silva, Lais Mara; de Paula Andrade, Rubia Laine; Palha, Pedro Fredemir; Hino, Paula [UNIFESP]; Jorge de Souza, Karen Mendes [UNIFESP]
    Objective: To evaluate the directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis in the Primary Health Care Service according to the dimensions of policy transfer. Method: Descriptive study, conducted with professionals from Basic Health Units in the city of Sao Paulo, SP state. The interviews were conducted from May to July/2016, using a validated, self-administered instrument with 39 items on a five-point Likert scale. The variables were organized in the dimensions: information, knowledge and innovation. The mean of the responses was calculated: the means between four and five were classified as adequate, between two and a half and three and a half as fair, and between one and two as inadequate. Results: 112 health professionals participated in the study. In the dimension of information, participation of the community in the treatment was considered fair. In the dimension of knowledge, the treatment routine in the unit and the participation of the professionals in trainings were classified as fair. In the dimension of innovation, the unit infrastructure, the use of community resources and the creation of strategies to promote patient adherence were evaluated as fair. The other variables were adequate. Conclusion: The transfer of the directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis in the Primary Health Care assessed has been occurring gradually and successfully.