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- Title
Doença de Chagas: itinerário terapêutico de crianças e/ou adolescentes.
- Authors
da Rocha, Bruna Carvalho; Pantoja, Leidilene Pinheiro; Santos da Mata, Nely Dayse; Filgueiras de Assis Mello, Maria Virgínia; dos Santos Calandrini, Tatiana do Socorro; de Andrade, Rosemary Ferreira; de Oliveira Menezes, Rubens Alex; Prudêncio, Luzilena de Sousa
- Abstract
In Brazil, time assistance for individuals living with Chagas disease is still a challenge to public health. It was aimed at analyzing the therapeutic itinerary of children and adolescents with Chagas disease in search of health care and care. Adopted the qualitative, descriptive, exploratory approach. Field research conducted with family members of children/adolescents living with Chagas disease at the Reference Center for Tropical Diseases in Macapá, AP. Content analysis subsidized the identification of three analytical categories: diagnosis as an initial challenge of the therapeutic itinerary; the itinerary in search of disease treatment and control; weaknesses and potentialities of health care services. The results pointed out that the offer of services focused on the diagnosis of the disease is still centered on specialized care. Therefore, the therapeutic itinerary of children and adolescents with Chagas disease in search of treatment and control of the disease is marked by challenges involving the diagnosis in a timely manner, which can reverberate in wrong treatments. The main fragility identified was related to health services, as primary care is not prepared for the identification of the disease, nor are the medium and high complexity qualified for resolution care. Potentialities are related to the health care system and care.
- Publication
Revista de Atencao Primaria a Saude, 2022, Vol 25, Issue 3, p518
- ISSN
1516-7704
- Publication type
Article