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Strategies for the evaluation of interventions for the control of tuberculosis: integrative review

Estrategias de evaluación de las intervenciones para el control de la tuberculosis: revisión integrativa

ABSTRACT

Objective:

Identifying the available evidence in the scientific literature about the strategies used in the evaluations of interventions for the control of tuberculosis.

Method:

Integrative review with searches in databases Lilacs, CINAHL and PubMed in August 2017. Thirty-three articles were selected and the theoretical referential of health assessment was used for analysis.

Results:

The prevalent interventions were health programs (60.7%), 69.7% focusing on results and 81.9% having quantitative character (81.9%).

Final considerations:

The evaluation of interventions for the control of tuberculosis is beneficial for the health services’ users and aids in the decision making of managers and health professionals.

Descriptors:
Tuberculosis; Evaluation; Health Assessment; Evaluation of Health Programs and Projects; Review

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