0238/2009 - Characteristics of outpatient health service utilization in primary care in the south and northeast regions of Brazil: differences by care model
Características da utilização de serviços de Atenção Básica à Saúde nas regiões Sul e Nordeste do Brasil: diferenças por modelo de atenção
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• Elaine Tomasi - Tomasi, E. - Pelotas, RS - Universidade Católica de Pelotas - <tomasiet@uol.com.br>Thematic Area:
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Considering the distinction of basic care for health system and the consolidation of Family Health Strategy, it is important that information on the assisted demand be updated to support the UHS administration. The study compared the profile of the demand assisted in basic health care units (BHCU) of two care models (traditional and family health) in 240 BHCU of seven states of the South and the Northeast. Collected on a proper form, all assistances of a day of work were processed with the PACOTAPS application. 26,019 assistances were registered, 52% in the South and 48% in the Northeast; one third in Traditional BHCU and 67% in BHCU of FHP. The highest proportion of assistances was females aged between 15 and 49 years (36%), with significant differences between the models, being higher in BHCU of FHP. The second highest proportion was people aged 50 or older (30%), significantly higher in Traditional BHCU. The most commonly registered procedures were basic nursing assistances (33%), with higher proportion in Traditional BHCU. The proportion of medical appointments was 22%, twice higher in Traditional BHCU. The profile of the demand reflected the differences between the ongoing care models in the country and may provide the organization of work processes in basic care.Keywords: primary health care; ambulatorial demand; family health; UHS.
