@article{27941,
  author = {Rodrigues ILA and Motta MCS and Ferreira MA},
  title = {Social representations of nurses on tuberculosis.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>to describe the social representation of nurses on tuberculosis and identify the implications on nursing care.</p>

<p><strong>METHOD: </strong>qualitative research with the participation of 52 nurses from 23 Basic Health Units of Belém, Pará. A semi-structured interview was conducted with subsequent analysis of the thematic content according to the Theory of Social Representations.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>the social representations of tuberculosis were organized into two categories: infection, evidencing the clinical-epidemiological aspects of the disease, and stigma and prejudice, representing the social aspect. Care is affected by fear - a fact that explains the distance adopted by some nurses when handling ill people.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>the social representations of nurses on tuberculosis remain grounded in fear, leading professionals to keep a certain distance from patients and generating stigma and prejudice, which may affect adherence to treatment.</p>
},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Revista brasileira de enfermagem},
  volume = {69},
  pages = {532-537},
  issn = {0034-7167},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/reben/v69n3/en_0034-7167-reben-69-03-0532.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/0034-7167.2016690316i},
  language = {eng},
}