Saúde em cidade e território africano: o caso da Anemia Falciforme em Luanda-Angola

• Autor(a) principal: Kikuchi, Berenice Assumpção
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Ivo, Maria Lucia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Odeere
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos2.uesb.br/index.php/odeere/article/view/13863
• topic: Doença falciforme; Política pública; Angola; Enfermedad de células falciformes; Política pública; Angola; Sickle cell disease; Public policy; Angola

In sickle cell disease, the HbSS genotype of sickle cell anemia, considered the most severe form, prevalent on the African continent, has high morbidity and mortality. Objective: to identify whether the structure installed to care for people with sickle cell anemia and their families contributes to reducing early mortality in Angola. Material and Method: descriptive exploratory research, carried out in Luanda-Angola, between August and December 2022. Structured questionnaires were applied to 20 people with sickle cell disease and 15 family members, all over 21 years old. The methodology used was snowball. For data analysis and discussion, Donabedian's theoretical framework was used, with emphasis on the structure axis. Results: diagnosis made by signs and symptoms, age at diagnosis between 1 and 5 years. The pain crisis predominated among acute events. Conclusion: lack of an installed health structure in Luanda that guarantees free public service access to medicines, blood transfusions, special vaccines and complementary exams. The transfer of social technologies from the Brazilian civil society organization to the one in Luanda appears to be adequate.