Prenatal Care for Adolescents and attributes of Primary Health Care

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Barbaro (Author), Angelina Lettiere (Author), Ana Márcia Spanó Nakano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1518-8345; 10.1590/0104-1169.3035.2390
• Keywords: Atención Primaria de Salud; Embarazo en Adolescencia; Salud de la Mujer; Atención Prenatal; Personal de Salud; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 108-114 (2014)

OBJECTIVE: evaluate prenatal care for adolescents in health units, in accordance with the attributes of Primary Health Care (PHC) guidelines. METHOD: quantitative study conducted with health professionals, using the Primary Care Assessment Tool-Brazil to assess the presence and extent of PHC attributes. RESULTS: for all the participating units, the attribute Access scored =6.6; the attributes Longitudinality, Coordination (integration of care), Coordination (information systems) and Integrality scored =6.6, and the Essential Score =6.6. Comparing basic units with family health units, the attribute scores were equally distributed; Accessibility scored =6.6, the others attributes scored =6.6; however, in the basic units, the Essential Score was =6.6 and, in the family health units, =6.6. CONCLUSION: expanding the coverage of family health units and the training of professionals can be considered strategies to qualify health care.