Promoção da saúde em estratégias de saúde da família: limites e possibilidades para o trabalho em saúde sob a perspectiva da enfermagem

Abstract

This study belongs to a rain umbrella project which had the overall objective to analyze how the process has been occurring for health promotion among women beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program ( BFP ) , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul This project has interface with the Social Welfare Policy . Data were processed and analyzed in Excel ® 2007 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 15.0 ( SPSS ) . Present the sociodemographic profile and identify the conditions and ways of life of the subjects . This is an exploratory research . The sample consisted of 40 women with a mean age of 35.55 ( ± 8.89 ) years. Of the total beneficiaries , 62.5 % are white , 55 % are married / living with a partner , 80 % were working and 20 % had not completed primary education . It was also observed that 45 % have some activity that generates income and this income is up to minimum wage . In 47 % of the houses were brick with 4-5 rooms ( 57.5 % ), electricity ( 95 % ) , tap water ( 97.5 % ) ,sanitation ( 57.5 % ) and garbage collected ( 97 , 5%). The findings of this study corroborate the pointing bibliography on the subject , and require new studies on the beneficiary population GMP main characteristic that has low income and therefore poor access to health promotion activities such as those offered through this project.