Table 1: Proportion of the questionnaire items of the structure and process components.

Items of the structurecomponentquestionnaire-human resources %
7.2 Does the HS have a nurse assistant/technician involved with the care of TB patients in this service? 35.6
7.3 Does the HS have a doctor involved in the care of TB patients in this service? 76.4
7.4 Does the HS have a community health worker involved with the care of TB patients in this service? 66.7
9.1 Over the past three years, have nurses been trained in TB health care? Does the HS have a community health worker involved with the care of TB patients in this service? 74.7
9.2 Over the past three years, were the nursing assistants/technicians trained in TB health care? 11.6
9.3 In the last three years, have doctors been trained in TB health care? 59.1
9.4 Over the past three years, have the CHAs been trained in TB health care? 26.2
10 In the last 12 months was there any training in TB held by the Health Epidemiological Surveillance for this service? 72.9
Items of the structurecomponentquestionnaire-physical resources
16.1 Do the professionals have access to report forms? 92.0
16.2 Professionals have access to medical records. 96.4
16.3 Professionals have access to monthly follow-up treatment files. 90.7
16.4 Professionals have access to DOT daily file. 83.6
16.5 Professionals have access to the Green Book. 57.8
17.1 The HS has pot for sputum examination. 96.0
17.2 The HS has smear application. 97.3
17.3 The HS has culture application. 97.8
Items of the structure component questionnaire - service organization
23.1 There is a connection between this service and other levels of care when the patient needs appointments for having other comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric disorder) 94.7
23.2 There is a connection between this service and other levels of care when the patient is co-infected with HIV. 95.1
23.3 There is a connection between this service and other levels of care when there are complications in the treatment. 93.3
23.4 There is a connection between this service and other levels of care when there are difficulties in carrying out the DOT. 92.0
Items of the process component questionnaire
29.1 Information is passed about TB transmission. 98.2
29.2 Information is passed about TB medication schedule. 98.2
29.3 Information is passed about TB side effects. 98.2
29.4 Information is passed about TB and the need to examine contacts. 97.3
29.5 Information is passed about the importance of adherence to TB treatment. 98.2
30.1 There is discussion with the TB patient on the implementation of Directly Observed Treatment (DOT). 89.8
30.2 There is discussion with the TB patient on the location of the DOT. 89.3
30.3 There is discussion with the TB patient on the day the DOT should be carried out. 88.9
32.1 This health service provides DOT at home. 72.4
32.2 This health care facility offers DOT at the SUS facilities. 63.1
32.3* This health care facility offers DOT at work. 2.2
33. Does this health care facility offer Home Visitation (HV) for priority cases of TB (patients with smear +, HIV positive, alcoholics, drug addicts)? 69.3
34.1 Are the TB educational actions aimed at the community carried out routinely? 10.2
34.2 Are the TB educational actions aimed at the community held during campaigns seasons? 28.4
36.* Does this health care service request smear control monthly? 27.6
40. When the patient is referred to other health services, do professionals help scheduling the examinations and appointments? 93.8
41. When the patient is referred to other health services, do professionals provide written information (reference form, examination results, letters, etc.) to be handed in to that service? 85.8
42. Is there any counter reference of the information relating to medical appointments outside of this health service? 21.8

*Items 'this health care unit offers DOT at work' and 'this health service requests smear monthly control' have not been validated. However, they were selected for presentation.