AVALIAÇÃO DA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE DE SERVIÇOS DE PROCEDÊNCIA DE CRIANÇA E ADOLESCENTE VIVENDO COM HIV VINCULADOS A UM SERVIÇO DE REFERÊNCIA

Abstract

The objective was to assess the quality of Primary Health Care (PHC) of municipalities origin of children and adolescents living with HIV linked to a specialized service. It is a cross-sectional survey, developed in the PHC service of 25 children home municipalities and adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that are continuously monitored in the outpatient pediatric infectious diseases at the University Hospital of Santa Maria (HUSM). Data collection took place through the application of PCATool-Brazil Professional version instrument, from March to August 2014. The analysis was carried out with SAS software version 9.3. The population totaled in 527 professional doctors, nurses and dentists. In the assessment of the essential attributes of the PHC, the longitudinality, coordination of information systems, integral services and integrity services indicated that the Family Health Strategy (FHS) has a high score for PHC when compared to Basic Health Unit (BHU).The first contact of access resulted in low scores. The FHS and BHU were compared resulting in items treatment on the same day and ease medical consultation marking were statistically associated with high scores. Strategies that qualify the PHC include: investment in the expansion of the FHS service coverage; investment in training of professionals for the care of chronic diseases such as HIV. Besides the need for coordination between the PHC services, specialized services and other health care network services, increasing access of children and adolescents living with HIV, and the ongoing and resolute attention.