Evaluation of Primary Health Care attributes of Fortaleza city, Ceará State, Brazil / Evaluación de los atributos de la Atención Primaria de Salud de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil / Avaliação dos atributos da Atenção Primária à Saúde de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the Primary Health Care attributes of Fortaleza city, Ceará State. Method: Evaluative study carried out at 97 Primary Health Care Units, from August 2015 to June 2016. 451 professionals from the Family Health Strategy participated in the study. We used the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brazil, which evaluates the attributes, assigning scores on a scale of zero to ten. We adopted as a cut-off point, to consider high Primary Care score, attributes with a value of 6.60 or higher. Results: Among the eight attributes evaluated the First Contact Access and the Coordination - Information System were the ones that obtained the lowest and highest scores, (2.98) and (7.82), respectively. The Overall Score, calculated by means of a mean of the attributes, was 6.34. Conclusion: The Primary Care evaluated had a low score, showing the need to discuss mechanisms to boost the attributes that obtained low scores.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Evaluar los atributos de la Atención Primaria d Salud de Fortaleza-CE. Método: Estudio evaluatorio realizado en 97 Unidades de Atención Primaria a la Salud, en el período de agosto de 2015 a junio de 2016. Participaron de la encuesta 451 profesionales de la Estrategia Salud de la Familia. Se utilizó el Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brasil, que evalúa los atributos, asignando escores en una escala de cero a diez. Se adoptaron como punto de corte, para considerar la puntuación alta de la Atención Primaria, los atributos con un valor igual o superior a 6,60. Resultados: Entre los ocho atributos evaluados, el Acceso de primer contacto y la Coordinación - sistema de informaciones, fueron los que obtuvieron menor y mayor puntaje (2,98) y (7,82), respectivamente. La Escala General, calculada a través de un promedio de los atributos, fue de 6,34. Conclusión La Atención Primaria evaluada obtuvo bajo puntaje, demostrando la necesidad de discutir mecanismos para impulsar los atributos que obtuvieron escores bajos.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar os atributos da Atenção Primária à Saúde de Fortaleza, Ceará. Método: Estudo avaliativo realizado em 97 Unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde, no período de agosto de 2015 a junho de 2016. Participaram da pesquisa 451 profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Foi utilizado o Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brasil, que avalia os atributos, atribuindo escores em uma escala de zero a dez. Adotaram-se como ponto de corte, para considerar escore alto da Atenção Primária, os atributos com valor igual ou superior a 6,60. Resultados: Dentre os oito atributos avaliados, o Acesso de primeiro contato e a Coordenação - sistema de informações, foram os que obtiveram menor e maior escore, (2,98) e (7,82), respectivamente. O Escore Geral, calculado através de uma média dos atributos, foi de 6,34. Conclusão: A Atenção Primária avaliada obteve baixo escore, demonstrando a necessidade de se discutir mecanismos para impulsionar os atributos que obtiveram escores baixos.

Planejamento familiar na perspectiva do desenvolvimento / Family planning under the view of development

O presente ensaio tem como objetivo analisar criticamente as limitações atuais do planejamento familiar aplicado na saúde pública e propor mudanças considerando o modelo das ciências sociais aplicadas à saúde e a perspectiva do desenvolvimento familiar. A proposta deste trabalho surgiu do elevado número de mulheres que solicitara o auxílio maternidade na região do Recôncavo da Bahia no ano de 2006. Através da análise das variáveis e dos métodos envolvidos no planejamento familiar, foi possível verificar as seguintes falhas: responsabilidade e participação exclusiva das mulheres, foco no indivíduo, o número de filhos como principal meta do planejamento, modelo biológico, desconsideração dos aspectos socioculturais. Neste ensaio, apresentamos a proposta de planejamento familiar na perspectiva do desenvolvimento, que será testada como modelo de intervenção em um estudo futuro.

The present essay has as objective to critically analyze the current limitations of the family planning applied in public health and to consider changes considering the model of social sciences applied to health and the perspective of the family development. The proposal of this work appeared because of the high number of women who requested maternity assistance in the region of the Recôncavo of Bahia in the year of 2006. By analyzing the variables and methods involved in the family planning, it was possible to verify the following fault: responsibility and exclusive participation of the women, focus in the individual, the number of children as main goal of the planning, biological model, disrespect of the cultural aspects of the partner. In this essay we present the proposal of family planning of the perspective of the development that will be tested as a model of intervention in a future study.

Family Planning in a Family Health Unit / Planejamento familiar em Unidade de Saúde da Família / Planificación familiar en Unidad de Salud de la Familia

The aim of this study was to identify the care provided by health professionals who work in family planning, in a Family Health Unit in the municipality of Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional and quali-quantitative study. Data were collected through interviews with 11 health professionals. The results revealed that most professionals had not received training in family planning, and that information about contraceptive methods is transmitted in an individual way, having women as the target-public. The contraceptive methods which the professionals suggest and offer more are those considered most effective. These findings indicate that family planning care at the Family Health Unit needs to be adjusted not only to ensure quality of service, but also to ensure sexual and reproductive rights.

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a assistência oferecida pelos profissionais de saúde que atuam em planejamento familiar, em uma Unidade de Saúde da Família, no município de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, com corte transversal e abordagem quali-quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista com 11 profissionais da saúde. Os resultados revelaram que a maioria dos profissionais não recebeu capacitação em planejamento familiar, sendo que a informação sobre os métodos anticoncepcionais é transmitida de forma individual, tendo como público-alvo as mulheres. Os métodos anticoncepcionais, considerados mais eficazes, são aqueles sobre os quais os profissionais mais orientam e oferecem. Os achados apontam que a assistência em planejamento familiar na Unidade de Saúde da Família necessita de adequações, não só para assegurar a qualidade do serviço prestado como também para assegurar direitos sexuais e reprodutivos.

El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar la asistencia ofrecida por los profesionales de la salud que actúan en la planificación familiar, en una Unidad de Salud de la Familia, en el municipio de Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo con corte transversal y abordaje cuali-cuantitativo. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevista con 11 profesionales de la salud. Los resultados revelaron que la mayoría de los profesionales no recibió capacitación en planificación familiar, siendo que la información sobre los métodos anti-conceptivos es trasmitida de forma individual, teniendo como público objetivo a las mujeres. Los métodos anticonceptivos considerados más eficaces son aquellos sobre los cuales los profesionales más orientan y ofrecen. Los hallazgos apuntan que la asistencia en planificación familiar en la Unidad de Salud de la Familia necesita de adecuaciones, no sólo para asegurar la calidad del servicio prestado, como también para asegurar los derechos sexuales y reproductivos.

Norma nacional reglas, protocolos y procedimientos en anticoncepción / sss

El objetivo fundamental de la prsente Norma es mejorar la salud sexual y la salud reproductiva de hombres y mujeres, de adultos y adolescntes de Bolivia, presentando las diferentes opciones anticonceptivas y las recomendaciones técnicas y clinicas para que los proveedores de los servicios de salud proporcionen servicios de calidad con un enfoque intercultural y de derechos...

Atendimento à demanda pela esterilização cirúrgica na Região Metropolitana de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil: percepção de gestores e profissionais dos serviços públicos de saúde / Provision of voluntary surgical sterilization in the Campinas Metropolitan Area, São Paulo State, Brazil: perceptions of public health services managers and professionals

A presente pesquisa descreve a percepção de gestores e profissionais de serviços públicos de saúde de municípios da Região Metropolitana de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil, acerca do atendimento à demanda pela esterilização cirúrgica voluntária. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, em quatro municípios, onde se realizaram entrevistas semi-estruturadas com 26 gestores e profissionais de saúde envolvidos no atendimento às solicitações de esterilização cirúrgica. Apontaram-se dificuldades para agendamento de consultas nos ambulatórios de planejamento familiar ou centros de referência e número insuficiente de cirurgias que podiam ser agendadas semanalmente nos hospitais credenciados. Enfatizou-se a falta de estrutura física e recursos humanos tanto nas unidades básicas de saúde, quanto nos ambulatórios de planejamento familiar ou centros de referência. Houve críticas aos critérios legais para autorizar a esterilização, bem como se mencionaram adaptações para torná-los mais adequados à situação de cada município. Gestores e profissionais de saúde entendiam que, apesar dos esforços empenhados, o atendimento à demanda pela esterilização cirúrgica na Região Metropolitana de Campinas estava prejudicado pela centralização em ambulatórios de planejamento familiar ou centros de referência, que, na prática, tinham que suprir as deficiências da oferta de ações de planejamento familiar em geral na rede básica de cada município.

This study describes the perceptions of public health services managers and professionals concerning provision of voluntary surgical sterilization in the Campinas Metropolitan Area, São Paulo State, Brazil. The study adopted a qualitative approach in four municipalities (counties), where semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 health professionals and health services managers involved in the provision of surgical sterilization. The interviewees identified difficulties in scheduling visits at Outpatient Family Clinics or Reference Centers (APF/CR), and the number of available surgeries in the accredited hospitals was insufficient. They emphasized the lack of physical infrastructure and human resources for conducting family planning activities in the primary health units as well as in the APF/CR.They also criticized the legal criteria for authorizing surgical sterilization, and mentioned adaptations to make them more appropriate to the each municipality's situation. According to the health services managers and professionals, despite the efforts, meeting the demand for surgical sterilization in the Campinas Metropolitan Area was jeopardized by its centralization in the APF/CR, which in practice had to cover the gap in family planning activities in each municipality's primary care units.

Avaliação da implantação de serviços de saúde reprodutiva no Município de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil / Evaluation of the implementation of reproductive health services in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil

O objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver um instrumento para avaliar a implantação da assistência em contracepção em serviços de saúde, bem como aplicá-lo nas 23 unidades básicas de saúde no Município de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Elaborou-se o modelo teórico-lógico, correspondente a uma "imagem-objetivo" do programa de planejamento familiar. Por meio da técnica Delphi e conferência de consenso, seis especialistas validaram a imagem-objetivo do programa, que contemplou três dimensões e 60 critérios de avaliação. Elaborou-se um instrumento para coleta de dados e uma planilha para avaliar o grau de implantação do programa de planejamento familiar, que constituíram o Questionário de Avaliação de Serviços de Saúde Reprodutiva (QASAR). A grande maioria das unidades básicas de saúde (91,3 por cento) recebeu a classificação "intermediária" na implantação do programa de planejamento familiar, 8,7 por cento foram categorizadas "incipientes" e nenhuma obteve escore para ser considerada "avançada". O grau de implantação "avançado" na dimensão estrutural contrastou com as dimensões organizacional e assistencial. O instrumento constitui ferramenta para avaliar programas de saúde reprodutiva, aplicável aos processos de planejamento e gestão dos serviços de saúde.

The aim of this study was to develop a tool to evaluate the implementation of a contraceptive program in health services and apply it to the 23 public health services in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil. A theoretical-logical model was developed, corresponding to a "target image" for the family planning program. Using the Delphi technique and consensus conference, six experts validated the program's target image, which included three dimensions and 60 evaluation criteria. A data collection instrument was prepared, in addition to a spreadsheet to evaluate the degree of the family planning program's implementation, constituting the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Reproductive Health Services. The vast majority of the primary health units (91.3 percent) received an "intermediate" score on implementation of the family planning program, while 8.7 percent were classified as "incipient" and none were scored as "advanced". The "advanced" degree of implementation in the structural dimension contrasted with the organizational and patient care dimensions. The instrument can be useful for evaluating reproductive health programs and is applicable to the health services planning and management processes.

Quality of care in government family planning clinic services in Colombo District.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of care in government family planning clinic services in Colombo District. DESIGN: Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTINGS: Government family planning clinics in the Colombo District. STUDY SAMPLE: The study was conducted in 23 government family planning clinics in the Colombo District selected through stratified sampling. 593 women visiting these clinics for family planning services were interviewed and 242 client-provider interactions were observed. MEASUREMENTS: Client exit interviews, observations of service delivery and clinic inventories were used as survey tools to assess the quality in preparedness of the clinics, the service delivery process and client satisfaction, as outcomes of the service. A set of indicators were identified for this purpose. RESULTS: The study showed deficiencies in infrastructure, interpersonal relations, privacy, information to clients, especially on side-effects and warning signs, and in the mechanisms to ensure continuity. The majority of clients were satisfied with many aspects of the service such as the family planning method received (94.5%), confidentiality of information shared with the provider (96.1%), competency of provider (97.5%), and physical access to clinics (92.3%). However, many were dissatisfied with the physical conditions of the clinics (> 20%), information received (12.5%), opportunity given to discuss their problems with the service providers (18.8%) and waiting times (26.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Government family planning clinic services need improvement through upgrading of clinic infrastructure, better planning and management of clinic services, regular training of service providers and establishing of a system to monitor service quality.

Awareness and pattern of utilizing family planning services among women attending urban health care center Azizabad Sukkur

To assess level of awareness and pattern of utilizing family planning services among women [15-49 years] of reproductive age at Urban Health Center, Azizabad Sukkur, Sindh. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2005 at Urban Health Care Center Azizabad Sukkur. Two hundred women of reproductive age group were interviewed by using a PRE tested semi structured questionnaire visiting the health care center during the study period. Information was obtained after taking informed consent regarding socio demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and pattern of utilizing family planning services. The data was entered and analyzed by using statistical package SPSS version 13. About 75% of women and 42.5% husbands were found illiterate, 85% women were housewives, 69.5% were married before 18 years of age and 54% had nuclear family. Regarding desired number of children women responded one child [3%], 2-3 children [11%], 4-5 [37.5%], more than five children [36%], 5.5% said that children are God gifted and 7% did not answer. About 60% of women reported use of at least one contraceptive method and 40% had never used any contraceptive method. The women who received counseling from the health care provider were 48.5% and only 6% received information through media. Religious prohibition, shortage of female staff and cost of family planning contraceptive methods were the main reasons identified for not utilizing contraceptive methods. The unsatisfactory variables were long waiting hours at the center, non-availability of contraceptive, shortage of the female staff and cost. Limited number of women was aware and practice contraception in the area and utilization of family planning services were low. The efforts should be made for providing information to couple and improving quality of family planning services in the area

Guía Nacional de Planificación Familiar y Manejo de las Infecciones de Tratamiento Sexual / National guide of family planing and management of the sexually transmitted infections

El objetivo General es de contribuir a reducir la morbimortalidad materna y neonatal, el aborto, las necesidades insastifechas en planificación familiar y las infeciones de transmisión sexual mediante la adecuada oferta de servicios salud sexual y reproductiva y la entrega de información adecuada y oportuna a través de la consejería profesional.

Norma Nacional de Atención Prenantal / National standard of prenatal care

Trata sobre las normas para las actividades de atención prenatal

No-scalpel vasectomy at a glance.

In this article a detailed picture of no-scalpel vasectomy is presented to well-equip the medicos in all the aspects concernmed with the procedure including answers to some often-asked questions by the patients, as far as practicable.

Seeking help for abortion: problems in accessibility and quality in family planning services

In Family planning programmes seeking help for abortion has been projected as an indicator of 'unmet needs'. In a situation where terminating pregnancy is illegal and not allowed in religion, it may be a surprise when women seek help for abortion through family planning clinics. This study was conducted on those women to identify the reasons for seeking help so as to determine whether this could be an indication of accessibility and problems in quality of FP care. A total of 93 such women were interviewed. The mean age of women was 29.7 years, 46.2% were illiterate; having a mean gravidity of 5.1. Interestingly, 59.1% were using some contraceptive before getting pregnant; at least half of them were using condoms. Of all the reasons perceived by women for getting pregnant, majority related to having problems with contraceptives usage. Almost half of the women wanted abortion due to reasons related to their or their baby's health and limiting their family's size. More than 1/3rd of women had tried some method for terminating the pregnancy and about a quarter had not even sought a formal permission from their husbands. It can be concluded that seeking help for abortion is not only an indication for 'unmet needs' but also a reflection of the problems related to the practice and quality of FP programmes. It is recommended that scope of FP clinics should be widened to reproductive health centres so as to take care the health of women in toto. There is also an urgent need to address the issue of quality and increase in coverage of family planning services to combat the ever increasing threat for resorting to abortion

Maternal mortality: a hospital-based study

A retrospective study of 65 maternal deaths which occurred in one obstetric unit at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore over a period of 10 years from 1983-1992 is presented in this paper. The total live births during this period were 30, 310. Hence, maternal mortality was 2.25 per 1000 live births. Four [6.15%] deaths occurred amongst patients under-20 years of age and 6 [9.23%] in patients above 39 years. Twenty-nine [44.61%] cases were associated with high parity i.e. more than para 5. Only 10 [15.38%] cases had antenatal care. Fourteen cases [21.54%] were either dead or in a moribund condition on reaching the hospital. Fifty-three deaths [81.54%] occurred due to direct causes, with hypertension and haemorrhage accounting for 32 [49.22%] deaths. Thirty-two deaths [49.22%] took place in the postpartum period