Evaluation of the National Iron Supplementation Program

• Autor(a) principal: Marques, Richelle Moreira
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Marques, Amanda de Andrade, Serafim, Anna Licya Calixto, Cândido, Dayanne Braga, Almeida, Priscylla Tavares
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/8695
• topic: Anemia; Iron-Deficiency; Public Policy; Iron; Anemia Ferropénica; Política Pública; Hierro; Anemia Ferropriva; Política Pública; Ferro

Objective: Evaluate the National Iron Supplementation Program - PNSF based on the knowledge of the health professionals involved in the implementation of this program. Methods: A qualitative research was carried out in the second half of 2018. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 professionals involved in the National Program for Iron Supplementation in Basic Health Units of the municipality. Inclusion and exclusion criteria selected the interviewees. In the interview the PNSF and foods interfering with the bioavailability of iron were discussed. Data analysis was based on thematic content analysis. Results: The ferric supplement was not given for 3 months and the health professionals interviewed did not have sufficient knowledge about foods that interfere with iron absorption, indicating an important failure at the moment of orientation on the supplement. The absence of training on the program was a factor that attracted attention. Conclusion: The operation of the National Iron Supplementation Program PNSF in the municipality during the studied period occurred unsatisfactorily. There should be greater attention of the managers of the strategy regarding the distribution of the supplement and training of the professionals, aiming at improvements for the program and consequently for its users.