Integrative literature review: access to primary healthcare services

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the scientific production that describes the type of access to primary healthcare services and identify specific populations that have differentiated access to health services. Method: An integrative review. For study selection, the following databases were used: PubMed, Scopus, Bireme, and Cinahl. The sample included 22 national and international articles. Results: The results describe the access of specific populations to health services, the access to primary care through health plans and proposed improvements to the access to primary care. Conclusion: The access to services is a challenge in many countries and some strategies and policies are implemented to solve and improve primary health care.

Keywords

• Acceso a los Servicios de Salud
• Atención Primaria en Salud
• Sistemas de Salud
• Política de Salud
• Comunidades Rurales