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Utilização de serviços de saúde de atenção básica em municípios da metade sul do Rio Grande do Sul: análise baseada em sistemas de informação

2011; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 16; Issue: suppl 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-81232011000700054

1678-4561

Tatiana Engel Gerhardt, Juliana Maciel Pinto, Deise Lisbôa Riquinho, Adriana Roese, Daniel Labernarde dos Santos, Maristela Correa Rodrigues de Lima,

Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

This study is proposed to describe the supply and demand of Primary Health Care Service in thirteen municipalities of the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul State. For analysis, secondary data were obtained from the Data Processing Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). Data from appointments, procedures and structure of Primary Health Care Service were associated with concepts present in public policies and specific legal authorization. A quantitative study was carried out through the analyses of absolute frequencies of appointments and procedures from 2000 to 2005. Results showed diversified situations requiring primary health care service, which allowed different interpretations for the situations found. Among them, it can be cited the existence of a database with sub-notifications of appointments and procedures or even the absence of demand and/or supply for those within the municipalities researched. It is suggested the improvement of the mechanisms available for the analysis of primary health care services, which will enable the outlining of possible workflows, trajectories and therapeutic itineraries of users as well as the unveiling of likely local disparities regarding health.