Sociodemographic profile of tuberculosis and treatment difficulties in light of health literacy.

Authors

Dayanne de Nazaré Dos Santos, Raquel Gomes da Silva, Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade, Ivaneide Leal Ataide Rodrigues, Maria Elizabete de Castro Rassy, Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira

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Revista brasileira de enfermagem. Volume 79. Pages e20250200. Epub Jul 24, 2026.

Abstract

to describe the sociodemographic profile of people with tuberculosis and difficulties in undergoing treatment in Primary Health Care in light of health literacy.
a cross-sectional study, conducted in four Municipal Health Units located in Belém/Pará/Brazil. A total of 207 people undergoing tuberculosis treatment were interviewed using sociodemographic questionnaire and Health Literacy Test. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
males predominated (n=135/65.2%), in the age groups of 18-29 (n=62/30.0%) and 30-39 years (n=50/24.2%), single (n=97/46.9%), with completed high school/incomplete elementary school (n=70/33.8%; n=63/30.4%) and a family income of two minimum wages (n=108/52.2%). Regarding tuberculosis treatment, they acknowledged difficulties such as removing medication from its packaging, refilling medications, and taking multiple pills simultaneously, highlighting limitations related to health literacy.
investments in structural, human, and material resources should be made by healthcare service professionals/managers and public authorities, aiming to improve the literacy of people with tuberculosis.

PMID:
42524968
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 29 Jul 2026.

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