The community agent in the family health strategy: vision of the users in the municipality of quixadá – ce
International Journal of Development Research
The community agent in the family health strategy: vision of the users in the municipality of quixadá – ce
Received 29th October, 2018; Received in revised form 09th November, 2018; Accepted 11th December, 2018; Published online 30th January, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Nilson Silva Holanda et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The Family Health Strategy (ESF) has been playing a strategic role for the consolidation of the Unified Health System (SUS). Among these professionals, emphasis is placed on the Community Health Agent (ACS). This study aimed to know the vision of the users of the Basic Units of Family Health (UBS) on the ACS. This is a descriptive, exploratory, quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out during the month of March 2013, being executed in three UBS in the municipality of Quixadá, through a Form. The sample consisted of 60 users who were approached while awaiting service. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Rainha do Sertão Catholic University. The data were analyzed using the Epi Info program version 3.5.3 and presented through tables and graphs. The results of the survey showed that most interviewees are dissatisfied (47%) with regard to the work of ACS for different reasons. Through the study on screen it can be concluded that the ACS professional is quite important for the population, but it is evident that there is a need for improvement and improvement of the care and strategies.
