TRACHOMA: CARE BY PROFESSIONALS IN FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGIES WITHIN AN ENDEMIC AREA

• Autor(a) principal: Melo, Mirella Cristina Bezerra de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Falcão, Tania Maria Lago, Silva, José Alexandre Menezes, Rocha, Tathiana Teles de Andrade, Andrade, Antonio Reldismar de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/4989
• topic: Trachoma; First health Care; Family Health Strategy; Health Care; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Atenção à Saúde; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Tracoma.

The perception of professionals of Family Health Strategy (FHS) on trachoma in Paranatama PE Brazil. Trachoma is related to health care for the control of the pathology. The descriptive, exploratory, qualitative and phenomenological study employs Bardin´s content analysis, theme mode. Nine health professionals of the municipality were interviewed and results refer to the emergent categories of the analyses. Lack of knowledge by FHS professionals on trachoma and scanty information forwarded by municipality authorities on the subject show lack of information on the disease and weak communication on trachoma situation in the municipality. The above factor limits an approach to the pathology by health teams.