Effect of successive tuberculin skin test readings on healthcare professionals’ proficiency: an operational observational study in five high-tuberculosis-burden Brazilian municipalities, 2023-2024
There was no effect of successive readings on the professionals' proficiency, which was high from the first reading according to all parameters. These findings support the newly published training recommendations of the Ministry of Health.
Authors
- Daniel Souza Sacramento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8782-1949)
- Maria Jacirema Ferreira Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-8501)
- Dinah Carvalho Cordeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-8532)
- Anete Trajman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4000-4984)
- Elisa Barroso de Aguiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-0485)
- Ronir Raggio Luiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7784-9905)
- Priscilla Lúcia Wolter Paolino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5074-7042)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- National Education and Research Network (BR)
- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s2237-96222025v34e20240795.en
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00