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- Title
Accessibility and quality of life for homeless people to primary care.
- Authors
Melo, Lauro José Franco; Arruda Aragão, Francisca Bruna; da Silva Cunha, José Henrique; Gomes Carneiro, Tânia; Fiorati, Regina Célia
- Abstract
This is an exploratory and descriptive cross-sectional study, with a quali-quantitative approach, carried out in 2018, in the city of Ribeirão Preto, SP, iXthe state of São Paulo, Brazil. It aimed to learn about health conditions and access to primary health care for ho meless people. The data collection techniques were: document analysis, application of a sociodemographic and quality of life qu estionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) and audio-recorded semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data were treated by descriptive statistics and qualitative data were interpreted according to thematic content analysis. 60 people participated in the quantitative phase and 15 people participated in the qualitative phase. The results regarding sociodemographic data had the following profile: male (85%); 50% brown, 28.3% white and 20% black; single (48.3%), with incomplete elementary education (58.3%) and 10% are illiterate; regarding income, 36.6% had a family income of up to R$100.00 per month and 60.0% had a family income of up to 1 minimum wage. However, it is observed that 53.3% perform informal work and 30% are unemployed. Means were average or poor in all quality of life domains. In the "Physical" domain, mean was 62.6%, in the "Psychological" domain, it was 64%, in "Social Relations", it was 35.6%, and in the "Environmental" domain, it was 41.6%. In the self-assessment of quality of life, the average found was 51.5%. Four categories emerged: "Public health policy in Ribeirão Preto"; "Self-assessment of health-disease conditions"; "Assessment of access and health care"; and "Barriers to access to Primary Health Care". Access is restricted to health services and in general does not occur in primary care but in urgent and emergency services. The obstacles are: absence of specific public policies, requirement of proof residence and documentation, dehumanization, and prejudiced attitudes on the part of some health professionals.
- Subjects
HOMELESS persons; MEDICAL care; QUALITY of life; MEDICAL personnel; EMERGENCY medical services
- Publication
Revista Família, Ciclos de Vida e Saúde no Contexto Social (REFACS), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
2318-8413
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18554/refacs.v10i0.5051