Access to Health Services and Assistance Offered to the Afro-Descendant Communities in Northern Brazil

A Qualitative Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8090475
AutoresMarcela De Oliveira Feitosa (0000-0003-3017-2922, autor de correspondencia), Maria Elidiana Araújo Gomes, Iolanda Graepp Fontoura (0000-0002-9201-480X), Catilena Silva Pereira (0000-0002-1396-9924), Ana Maria da Costa Teixeira Carneiro, Maikon Chaves de Oliveira (0000-0003-2825-3571), Janayna Araújo Viana (0000-0002-8855-5056), Volmar Morais Fontoura (0000-0001-8731-6750), Késia Chaves da Silva (0000-0001-8429-7996), Renata de Sá Ribeiro (0000-0003-4177-1170), Paula Cristina de Sousa Vieira, Sarah Gisele de Vasconcelos Leite, Lígia Parente de Alencar Leal, Ankilma Do Nascimento Andrade Feitosa (0000-0002-4751-2404), Fernando L A Fonseca (0000-0003-1223-1589)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número2
Páginas368-368
Fecha de publicación2021-01-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18020368
PMID33418905
OpenAlexW3118281357
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas25

The remnants of quilombos, individuals of African descent, have faced several barriers throughout its history, either due to prejudice imposed by society, or the non-fulfillment of their rights guaranteed in the 1988 Constitution, such as access to health services. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the health care offered to quilombo communities in the northern region of Tocantins. This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach, including field research and focus group, carried out with 58 quilombo remnants people from communities in the northern region of Tocantins. Data collection was carried out between from October 2017 to July 2018, through semi-structured interviews. We found that these communities have limited access to health services, in addition to a negative perception of the assistance offered to the health of their population and the commitment of managers. Therefore, access to health and assistance received by the studied communities required to be prioritized since the care provided is not unique and has not met the health demands and needs of the remaining quilombos in northern Tocantins, Brazil

Descendant · Environmental health · Exploratory research · Field research · Focus group · Geography · Health care · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Indigenous Health and Education · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Law