Tuberculosis Contact Knowledge and Prophylaxis Adherence Survey in Recife, Brazil, 2015

A quantitative study of 140 contacts of tuberculosis patients in Sanitary District II of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, conducted in 2015. The research, authored by Amanda Queiroz Teixeira, used standardized questionnaires to assess knowledge about tuberculosis and adherence to prophylactic measures. Data analysis was performed using simple frequencies.

Use Cases

• Analyzing demographic factors associated with low knowledge about tuberculosis based on survey responses.
• Modeling barriers to adherence to prophylactic measures based on reported reasons for non-compliance.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of contact tracing programs based on the reported rate of contacts being invited for examination.

Strengths

• Includes survey responses from 140 contacts of tuberculosis patients.
• Provides specific demographic statistics, such as 75.7% of respondents being female and 55% identifying as brown.
• Reports concrete findings on knowledge gaps, such as 48.6% believing transmission occurs via shared utensils.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single study in Recife in 2015.

Provenance

Source

Amanda Queiroz Teixeira

Collection Method

Standardized questionnaires applied to contacts of tuberculosis patients.

Time Range

2015

Geography

Sanitary District II, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil