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Evaluation of primary health care provided to the child population from the perspective of caregivers
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Keywords

Primary health care
Child health
Health evaluation

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Evaluation of primary health care provided to the child population from the perspective of caregivers. (2021). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 13(2), e5194. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e5194.2021

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the attributes of Primary Health Care from the point of view of users, in relation to the health provided to the infant population, in addition to measuring the effectiveness of the attributes of Primary Health Care. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative approach study conducted with 131 parents/caregivers of children from 0 to 2 years of age registered at the 403 North Health and Community Center located in Palmas - TO. Data were collected through a questionnaire used as a tool for the evaluation of primary health care (PCA-Tool) children's version. Results: Participants evaluated the attributes with high overall score, except for the items accessibility and community orientation that had low value attributed in the evaluation. Conclusion: Although child health services have been well evaluated in general, highlighting integrality and coordination of care, there is still a lot to improve especially accessibility and community guidance to consolidate Primary Health Care even more satisfactorily.

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