
Assistência prestada pelo Sistema Único de Saúde de Teresina à população indígena do Maranhão, 2011: um estudo descritivo
2016; MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE; Volume: 25; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5123/s1679-49742016000100013
ISSN2237-9622
AutoresMarize Melo dos Santos, Kyria Javanne Clímaco Cruz, Larissa Carvalho Ribeiro de Sá, Carulina Cardoso Batista, Edna Maria Guedes Aguiar, Apolônia Maria Tavares Nogueira,
Tópico(s)Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
Resumoto describe access to health services by Indians of Kanela and Guajajara ethnic groups and their satisfaction with care provided by the Unified Health System (SUS).a descriptive study of a non-probabilistic sample of Indigenous people living in Barra do Corda, State of Maranhão, receiving SUS healthcare in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil, in 2011; a questionnaire was administered on frequently used health services, forms of access and ease or difficultly in accessing them.67 heads of family replied; 48 of them had used hospitals and 43 were satisfied with the services; among those admitted to hospital, 17 considered the meals offered there different to their customs or bad and 28 did not sleep as they traditionally did in their villages.access to SUS was facilitated by health professionals and the majority were satisfied with the care received.
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