Evaluation of the physical structure of Basic Health Units

• Main Authors: Raimundo Nonato Silva Gomes (Author), Nytale Lindsay Cardoso Portela (Author), Aliny de Oliveira Pedrosa (Author), Luma Ravena Soares Monte (Author), Juliane Danielly Santos Cunha (Author), Thiego Ramon Soares (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000500002; 1517-3852; 2175-6783
• Keywords: Health Services Evaluation; Health Infrastructure;; Primary Health Care.; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 16, Iss 5 (2015)

Objective: to evaluate the infrastructure of basic health units, as the adaptation to the standards recommended by theMinistry of Health. Methods: descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried in 18 basic health units. For datacollection, we used a checklist built based on Ministerial Decree 2,226/09. Data analysis was performed using the StatisticalPackage for Social Sciences and a scoring scale (0-10) was used for the classification of health facilities. Results: 16.6% of theanalyzed units received the average score of 3.5; 16.6% received 3.0; 5.5%, 2.5; 16.6% received grade 2.0; 11.1%, 1.5; 11.1%,1.0; and 22.2% received 0.5 and, therefore, all units had inadequate physical structure. Conclusion: the city does not offerthe public a service that addresses the ideals standards in its structure in most of the inspected units.