Factors related to quilombola attendance to child follow-up appointments

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Elenilda Farias de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Camargo,Climene Laura de, Gomes,Nadirlene Pereira, Couto,Telmara Menezes, Campos,Luana Moura, Oliveira,Patricia Santos de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000900009
• topic: Growth and Development; Child Care; Nursing in Community Health; Public Health; Interpersonal Relations

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand factors interfering with the attendance of quilombola children to growth and development follow-up appointments. Method: It is a qualitative research based on Symbolic interactionism, during which 14 mothers of children bellow 1 year-old were interviewed, who attended to the Family Health Unit at Ilha de Maré, Bahia, Brazil. Results: Appointment attendance is affected by factors intrinsic to mothers (meaning of child health follow-up; association between appointments and children falling ill; personal issues) and extrinsic factors, related to the service (availability, long waiting time for appointments and its quality). Final considerations: An administration prioritizing the service’s organization is required, which can prioritize attendances and the reduction of waiting time, specially given the personal issues that compromise going to the unit.