Leah E Robinson, Danielle D Wadsworth, E Kipling Webster, David R Bassett
School reform: the role of physical education policy in physical activity of elementary school children in Alabama's Black Belt Region
American journal of health promotion : AJHP
tuberculosis tb remains significant public health concern particularly within prison settings confluence adverse health factors highrisk behaviors contribute heightened risk transmission study delves perspectives medical doctors regarding implementation 2014 tb protocol portugal study qualitative descriptive design individual semistructured interviews medical doctors tb outpatient centers porto lisbon used data collection analysis thematic analysis method used study population comprised 21 medical doctors majority female 619 571 specializing pulmonology results indicate varied perceptions protocols usefulness positive impacts coordination reported participants improved communication evolving collaboration tb outpatient centers prisons highlighted although challenges contact tracing resource constraints acknowledged study also sheds light role nurses patient education despite overall positive perceptions challenges sustaining therapy postsymptomatic improvement delays diagnostic methods identified findings underscore importance continuous collaboration prisons tb control programs address challenges improve disease control prevent tb transmission