RESUMO
Knowledge of health-related environmental conditions - such as basic sanitation and housing - are of singular importance for establishing measures designed to upgrade the quality of life at the individual, family and community levels. Through home visits, this paper evaluates families enrolled in the Family Health Program (FHP) in Teixeiras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, including their housing and basic sanitation conditions. A transverse observational study, its semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 10% (n=364) of the families enrolled in this Program. The net water supply coverage reached 83% of homes in urban areas and 11.7% in rural areas. The public water supply was the final disposal point for the water used in 82.2% of urban dwellings and 10.9% of rural homes. Home visits offer inside glimpses into the lives of the beneficiaries of this Program, particularly in view of the unequal distribution of the sanitation infrastructure between urban and rural areas, constituting an important tool for the Family Health Strategy, by helping identify the key factors in the health x disease processes noted in the settings within which these families live, and paving the way to better health through Health Education.
Assuntos
Saúde da Família , Habitação/normas , Programas Nacionais de Saúde , Saneamento/normas , BrasilRESUMO
O conhecimento das condições do meio pertinente à saúde, como saneamento e moradia, são essenciais no estabelecimento de medidas de promoção da qualidade de vida do indivíduo, famílias e comunidades. Objetivou-se avaliar, através de visitas domiciliares, as condições habitacionais e de saneamento básico das famílias adstritas no PSF de Teixeiras-MG. Tratou-se de estudo observacional transversal, com realização de entrevistas a 10 por cento (n=364) das famílias adstritas no PSF, utilizando questionário semi-estruturado. A cobertura por rede de abastecimento de água era de 83 por cento dos domicílios da zona urbana e 11,7 por cento da zona rural, e a rede pública era o destino final da água utilizada em 82,2 por cento dos domicílios da zona urbana e de apenas 10,9 por cento da zona rural. Destaca-se distribuição desigual de infra-estrutura e saneamento entre as zonas urbana e rural. A visita domiciliar permitiu um olhar in loco da realidade do usuário do PSF e se constitui em importante instrumento na Estratégia Saúde da Família, identificando determinantes do processo saúde-doença percebidos no ambiente em que vivem as famílias e possibilitando promoção da saúde por meio da educação em saúde.
Knowledge of health-related environmental conditions - such as basic sanitation and housing - are of singular importance for establishing measures designed to upgrade the quality of life at the individual, family and community levels. Through home visits, this paper evaluates families enrolled in the Family Health Program (FHP) in Teixeiras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, including their housing and basic sanitation conditions. A transverse observational study, its semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 10 percent (n=364) of the families enrolled in this Program. The net water supply coverage reached 83 percent of homes in urban areas and 11.7 percent in rural areas. The public water supply was the final disposal point for the water used in 82.2 percent of urban dwellings and 10.9 percent of rural homes. Home visits offer inside glimpses into the lives of the beneficiaries of this Program, particularly in view of the unequal distribution of the sanitation infrastructure between urban and rural areas, constituting an important tool for the Family Health Strategy, by helping identify the key factors in the health x disease processes noted in the settings within which these families live, and paving the way to better health through Health Education.
