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1415/2012 - Evaluation of the process of pretest counseling in the Centers for HIV Testing and Counseling in Rio de Janeiro State: the perception of users and health professionals
Avaliação do processo de aconselhamento pré-teste nos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) no Estado do Rio de Janeiro: a percepção dos usuários e profissionais de saúde

Author:

• Paula Guidone Pereira Sobreira - Sobreira, P.G.P. - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Escola Nacional de saúde Pública (ENSP/FIOCRUZ) - <paulaguidone@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Margareth Crisóstomo Portela - Portela M.C - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública / Fiocruz - <mportela@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9858-9276
• Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos - Vasconcellos, M.T.L - Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas, Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - <mautlv@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1658-2589

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Abstract:

This study was aimed at evaluating the process of pretest counseling in the Centers of HIV Testing and Counseling (CTA) in Rio de Janeiro State, accounting for users and health professionals’ perception. A survey was performed, based on a structured questionnaire applied in a sample of users and counselors of nine CTA. Quantitative analyses were employed to evaluate the satisfaction degree in relation to indicators of infrastructure, of the way patients are received and treated, user-counselor relationship, and the REPLACEion of CTA in the health services network, as well as its accessibility and services’ availability. Among the CTA users interviewed 58.1% were very satisfied, and 38.7% were satisfied with the care received, according to a set of indicators. The majority of health professionals (80.9%) interviewed also declared being satisfied. Despite the high level of satisfaction, some complaints regarding CTA’s structure and health care process were presented, demanding attention of managers and health professionals for the need of complying with a process of health care quality improvement.

Keywords:

Center for Testing and Counseling (CTA) Evaluation of health services Patient-centered care Satisfaction and perception of health services users and professionals

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Sobreira, P.G.P., Portela M.C, Vasconcellos, M.T.L. Evaluation of the process of pretest counseling in the Centers for HIV Testing and Counseling in Rio de Janeiro State: the perception of users and health professionals. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Aug). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/evaluation-of-the-process-of-pretest-counseling-in-the-centers-for-hiv-testing-and-counseling-in-rio-de-janeiro-state-the-perception-of-users-and-health-professionals/10971?id=10971



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