Open AccessEvaluation of the physical structure of Basic Health Units
Author(s) -
Raimundo ato Silva Gomes,
Nytale Lindsay Cardoso Portela,
Aliny de Oliveira Pedrosa,
Luma Ravena Soares Monte,
Juliane Danielly Santos Cunha,
Thiego Ramon Soares
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000500002
Subject(s) - checklist , decree , scale (ratio) , health services , unit (ring theory) , medicine , environmental health , psychology , geography , cartography , population , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , archaeology
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.