Revista Educação em Saúde (Feb 2017)

CONHECIMENTO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DAS UNIDADES BÁSICAS DE SAÚDE DE ANÁPOLIS-GO SOBRE A PREVALÊNCIA DE DEFICIÊNCIAS NAS POPULAÇÕES ADSCRITAS KNOWLEDGE OF PROFESSIONALS OF BASIC HEALTH UNITS ON THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITIES IN ADSCRIPT POPULATIONS

  • Ana Paula Moreira Reis,
  • Frederico de Souza Jaime,
  • Felipe Jorge de Souza,
  • Glenda Caroline Oliveira Ferreira,
  • Thaís Maia Fernandes,
  • Vanessa Cristina de Sousa Machado,
  • Victor Clarindo Nominato Ribeiro,
  • Júlia Maria Rodrigues de Oliveira

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 80 – 87

Abstract

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Objectives: To identify the knowledge of professionals from Basic Health Units on the prevalence of physical, hearing and visual disability in populations includedenrolled between January 2013 and December 2014. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out with the professionals of the Basic Health Units In the municipality of Anápolis- GO. Results: It was observed that 40% of disabled persons attending the UBS in Anápolis in 2015 had visual impairment, followed by physically disabled (36%) and hearing disabled (24%). As for infrastructure resources adapted to service the handicapped, it has been observed that 60% of Basic Health Unities surveyed have ramps, 26% have adapted toilets, 17% have tactile floors, 5% adapted offices and 2%, the adjusted dental chair. Conclusion: It was concluded that the professionals units do not really know the prevalence of people with disabilities in their coverage areas.

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