PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS ON CONTRACEPTION CARE

• Main Author: Maus, Luciana Cristina dos Santos
• Publication Date: 2020
• Other Authors: Santos, Evangelia Kotzias Atherino dos, Backes, Marli Terezinha Stein, Marín, Alcira Escobar
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng
• Source: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• Download full: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/67381
• topic: Qualitative Research; Primary Health Care; Family Health; Family planning; Contraception.; Investigación Cualitativa; Primeros Auxilios; Salud Familiar; Planificación Familiar; Anticoncepción.; PLANEJAMENTO REPRODUTIVO/ACONSELHAMENTO E CUIDADO CONTRACEPTIVO; Pesquisa Qualitativa; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Saúde da Família; Planejamento Familiar; Anticoncepção.

Objective: To identify the perceptions of Family Health teams on contraceptive care.Method: A qualitative research, of the exploratory-descriptive type. Data collection wasconducted by means of semi-structured interviews, totaling 55 participants active in theFamily Health Strategy in a capital of southern Brazil. For the organization and coding ofthe data, the resources of the webQDA software were used and, for data analysis, the fourgeneric processes were followed: apprehension, synthesis, theorization, and transfer.Results: Four categories emerged, namely: perceptions on contraceptive care; contraceptivecare actions; characteristics of the people who demand contraceptive care; and sensationsexperienced by the teams when working in contraceptive care.Conclusion: The arguments and counterarguments raised by the participants need to bewidely discussed during the work process of the teams, with the aim to improve contraceptioncare, thus contributing to the reduction of unplanned pregnancies and their implications.