PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESPONSE TO TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN BRAZILIAN CITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY.

This dataset contains anonymized data generated and analyzed during the study entitled "Primary Health Care Response to Tuberculosis Treatment in Brazilian Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study." The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) care provided by primary health care (PHC) services in selected Brazilian cities. It includes both quantitative data from structured instruments applied to PHC professionals and qualitative data from key informant interviews.

Contents:

Quantitative database in CSV and Excel formats (de-identified)

Codebook and variable dictionary

Interview guide (qualitative instrument)

Excerpts from qualitative transcripts (anonymized), with thematic categorization

ReadMe file with methodology summary and data usage guidance

Data Collection Period: 2022–2023
Study Sites: Primary health care units in Goiânia (GO) and Florianópolis (SC), Brazil
Language: Portuguese (original), with English translations available for selected items
Ethics: Approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Universidade Federal de Goiás and relevant local health authorities. All participants signed informed consent. Data have been anonymized to protect confidentiality.