Quality of primary health care for quilombolas’ Afro-descendant in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Autor(es)

Fernando Rodrigues Peixoto Quaresma ^[1] ; Erika da Silva Maciel ^[2] ; Aldair Martins Barasuol ^[3] ; André Pontes-Silva ^[4] ; Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca ^[5] ; Fernando Adami ^[6]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Universidade Federal do Tocantins - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Federal do Tocantins - Brasil

^[3] Universidade Federal do Tocantins - Brasil

^[4] Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Brasil

^[5] Faculdade de Medicina do ABC. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Análise de Dados - Brasil

^[6] Faculdade de Medicina do ABC. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Análise de Dados - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira; v. 68, n. 4, p. 482-489, 2022-05-25.

Resumo

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of primary health care services through self-reports by caregivers of children and adolescents living in quilombola communities in Brazil. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study in accordance with the STROBE (STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology). Exposure variables included sociodemographic characteristics; and outcome variable was the quality of primary health care offered to quilombola children and adolescents. RESULTS: A total of 68 individuals participated in the survey. Quilombolas have a low income, a lower level of education, do not work, and receive government benefits. Our results showed that the quality of primary health care, measured by the experience of caregivers of quilombola children and adolescents, generally presents satisfactory values. CONCLUSION: The quality of primary health care has generally satisfactory values. However, as these results differ from most studies, more research should be conducted. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/02549-5 - Fatores associados à hipertensão arterial em crianças e adolescentes quilombolas
• Beneficiário: Fernando Adami
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular