Open AccessAccess and use of health services by quilombolas (inhabitants of black communities) with arterial hypertension
Author(s) -
Rosilene das Neves Pereira,
Ricardo Franklin de Freitas Mussi,
Cláudio Bispo de Almeida,
Roseanne Montargil Rocha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research and knowledge spreading
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2675-8229
DOI - 10.20952/jrks2112313
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , population , public health , health services , blood pressure , descriptive research , environmental health , medical diagnosis , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , pathology , sociology , social science
The present study aimed to describe the access and use of health services by hypertensive individuals living in quilombola communities in Bahia. This is a population-based descriptive investigation, with data obtained through the application of a validated questionnaire for the quilombola population,> 18 years old, of both sexes. Hypertension was determined by self-referral medical diagnosis. And, questions regarding access and use of the system and health were obtained. Blood pressure was measured by 72.7% of participants in the last six months. Hypertension was prevalent in 28.0% of the population, higher in the elderly and in women. The diagnoses occurred at 55.3+14.7 years on average. Among the sick, 55.5% cited consultations to monitor their clinical status, while 49.7% purchased all medicines from public health services. There is a discontinuity of assistance or use of health services, so it seems a misconception the indication of underutilization of services by quilombolas, the problem is the absence and / or barriers to access and accessibility for appropriate use to demand.