Levy Flávia Mauad, Matos Patrícia Elizabeth de Souza, Tomita Nilce Emy
Departamento de Odontopediatria, Ortodontia e Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2004 Jan-Feb;20(1):197-203. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2004000100036. Epub 2004 Mar 8.
Two basic premises of Brazil's Community Health Agents Program (PACS) are to value the family and community to which the program belongs and to encourage their participation in health promotion and disease prevention. This study focused on the work developed by PACS in Bauru, São Paulo State, as perceived by the community health agents and the families served by them. As the study's point of departure, 22 community health agents and 22 representatives of families were interviewed, randomly selected according to residential micro-areas. Two focus groups were formed according to the PACS to which the community agents and families belonged. Qualitative analysis of the answers demonstrated agreement between the perceptions by community health agents and the community in the two focus groups. However, the two focus groups differed from each other. Distinct realities were observed in the two communities, thereby orienting new program actions and handling of local difficulties.
巴西社区卫生工作者计划（PACS）的两个基本前提是重视该计划所属的家庭和社区，并鼓励他们参与健康促进和疾病预防。本研究聚焦于圣保罗州包鲁市PACS开展的工作，这些工作由社区卫生工作者以及他们所服务的家庭反馈而来。作为研究的出发点，根据居住微区域随机选取了22名社区卫生工作者和22名家庭代表进行访谈。根据社区卫生工作者和家庭所属的PACS组成了两个焦点小组。对答案的定性分析表明，两个焦点小组中社区卫生工作者和社区的看法达成了一致。然而，两个焦点小组彼此存在差异。在两个社区中观察到了不同的现实情况，从而为新的计划行动和当地困难的处理提供了方向。
