Programa saúde na escola em Santa Maria/RS: avaliação e percepção de profissionais da saúde atuantes em ESF

Abstract

This study is intended to evaluate the participation and perception of health professionals who are part of Santa Maria's ESF team and residents of the UFSM 'Integrated Multiprofessional Residency Program in Public Health System with emphasis on Primary Care / ESF (PRMISPS-AB) about the School Health Program (PSE). In addition, it was aimed to establish comparisons between health units which have residents and units that do not receive these professionals. This is a cross-sectional quantitative study with questionnaire application which was structured by the researchers. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software, version 20. Initially, a descriptive analysis was performed (absolute and relative freq.), and association tests were subsequently applied. The results showed a considerable workers number are not involved on the program. It has been found units with larger actions frequency and participation were the ones which have PRMISPS-AB residents. The majority evaluated the trainings number offered as very few / few as well as general conditions quality as regular. It was noticed an ESF low participation in the schools Political Pedagogical Project elaboration. High School and EJA are the educational levels where less PSE actions are carried out. The financial and material resources lack was the most cited problem for the actions development. So it is necessary to promote professionals commitment with the program, systematized dialogue between the parties and finally to foment intersectoriality, indeed.