Introduction: The constitutional province of Callao is one of the most affected by the epidemic of tuberculosis nationwide. Likewise, it should be considered that the first level health care services are usually the gateway for these patients to the health system. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of the offer of health services in tuberculosis units from first level of care in the Constitutional Province of Callao. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in 45 tuberculosis units from primary care health services, which investigated the characteristics of infrastructure, human resources and data entry to the information system. Results: 45 primary care health services have “Differentiated units of TB care”; which have 19 doctors, 35 nurses, 3 nutritionists, 10 psychologists, 9 social workers and 50 nursing technicians. 96% of professi...

Introduction. Tuberculosis is a public health problem in our country. Affected patients are slow to access health services, among other factors due to the stigma and social discrimination that this disease has in the population. In addition, stigma has an impact on the social and family relationship of affected patients. The objective of the present study was to quantify the stigma in students of the faculty of medicine of a public university. Methods. An observational, descriptive and transversal study was carried out. A previously validated questionnaire was applied to students of the first three years of medical school, in order to quantify the stigma of tuberculosis. Results. The questionnaire was applied to 505 students of the medical school. 39% of the student population showed a moderate and great stigma in front of the people affected by tuberculosis; likewise, 38% showed a sligh...