Disability prevention, detection and assistance in primary health care services in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

The objective of this study was to assess the performance of primary health care (PHC) services for disability prevention, detection and assistance in the state of São Paulo. The study included 2739 health services, from 514 municipalities. 128 organizational quality indicators of the QualiAB instrument referring to the evaluative dimension "Attention to disability in primary health care services".

Primary health care organization in municipalities of São Paulo, Brazil: a model of care aligned with the Brazilian Unified National Health System's guidelines.

This study analyzes the main organization patterns used by primary health care (PHC) services in municipal networks and evaluates them according to indicators of local management-administration interface. Evaluative research analyzed 461 municipalities in São Paulo, Brazil, that participated in the Primary Care Services Quality Assessment Survey (QualiAB) in 2017/2018, classified according to the organizational arrangements composition of 2,472 PHC services. Eight indicators of local management and administration were selected to evaluate the identified patterns.

Congenital syphilis: performance of primary care services in São Paulo, 2017.

Objective: To evaluate congenital syphilis prevention actions in primary health care services in the state of São Paulo.

Methods: Cross-sectional evaluative research that used indicators extracted from the Survey of Evaluation and Monitoring of Primary Care Services ( Avaliação e Monitoramento de Serviços da Atenção Básica - QualiAB) in the state of São Paulo in 2017. An evaluative matrix composed of 31 indicators of prevention of congenital syphilis, categorized into four domains of analysis: diagnosis and treatment of acquired syphilis (10); basic infrastructure and resources (7); prevention of congenital syphilis during prenatal care (7); and educational actions and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (7).

Performance assessment of primary health care facilities in Brazil: Concordance between web-based questionnaire and in-person interviews with health personnel.

This study is a concordance analysis comparing answers to two external assessment tools for Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities that use two different data collection methodologies: (a) external assessment through structured interviews and direct observation of facilities conducted by the National Program for Improvement of Access and Quality of Primary Care (AE-PMAQ-AB), and (b) a computerized web-based self-administered questionnaire for Assessment of the Quality of Primary Health Care Services (QualiAB). The two surveys were answered by 1,898 facilities located in 437 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2017 and 2018. Both surveys aimed to assess the management and organization of PHC facilities.

[Intersections between gender socialization and violence against women by the intimate partner].

The scope of this article is to identify intersections between gender socialization and intimate partner violence against women. It involves qualitative research in the mold of the topical life story. The study included 16 women who filed a police report in a Police Station for the Defense of Women in a city in the interior of São Paulo.

[Influence of municipal management on the organization of children's healthcare in primary care services in the interior of the State of São Paulo, Brazil].

The aim was to assess the association between the organizational quality of children's healthcare in primary care services and variables in the management context. An evaluative survey in 151 primary care services in 40 municipalities (counties) in the interior of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, answered the QualiAB in 2014. Services were scored according to 41 children's health indicators which comprised quality groups distributed by quartiles and were associated with 17 management indicators.

Violence and Primary Health Care in Brazil: an integrative literature review.

Violence is a challenge for health services in Brazil, especially within primary care. This study analyses national publications on violence and Primary Health Care. An integrative literature review was conducted resulting in a final sample of 18 articles.

Violence against women: what happens when the Women's Protection Police Station is closed?

The study analyzes the differences among cases of violence against women registered in police reports (PR) at the Women's Protection Police Station (WPPS) during regular working hours, and those registered during after-hours, in a medium-sized city in the inland state of São Paulo, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study based on data from PRs registered for one year (2013/2014). PRs were differentiated by period of registration, at regular working hours and after-hours (dependent variable).

Evaluation of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A total of 157 primary care services from five health regions in midwestern São Paulo responded, from October to December 2014, the pre-validated 2014 questionnaire for primary care services assessment and monitoring. We selected 155 questions, based on national policies and guidelines on this theme.

The QualiRede intervention: improving the performance of care continuum in HIV, congenital syphilis, and hepatitis C in health regions.

Introduction: Care continuum models have supported recent strategies against sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV).

Methods: HIV, HCV, and congenital syphilis care continuum models were developed, including all stages of care, from promotion/prevention to clinical control/cure. The models supported the intervention QualiRede, developed by a University-Brazilian National Health System (SUS) partnership focused on managers and other professionals from six priority health regions in São Paulo and Santa Catarina.

[Importance of local management for delivery of primary health care according to Alma-Ata principlesImportancia de la gestión local para una atención primaria de salud según las propuestas de Alma-Ata].

Objective: To describe the characteristics of the management process in primary health care units as well as the profile of managers, and to discuss the implications of these elements for the attainment of Unified Health System principles in Brazil in accordance with the propositions of the Alma-Ata Declaration.

Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional study used data collected with the Primary Care Service Quality Assessment tool (QualiAB), a self-administered, web-based instrument. QualiAB was voluntarily answered by 157 unit managers from 41 municipalities in the state of São Paulo from October to December 2014.

[From recommendations to practice: eight years of challenges for children's health in primary care services in the interior of São Paulo State, Brazil].

This article aims to identify changes in indicators for the organization of children's health services in primary care in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. An evaluative study was conducted with three series of cross-sectional evaluations with participation by 81 services, involving 32 municipalities (counties) in the central-west region of the state, who answered the Quali AB questionnaire in 2007, 2010, and 2014. The analysis used 74 children's health indicators and 7 services indicators.

[Exploring connections between the social construction of the child and health practices].

This article seeks to correlate the different social meanings attributed to children with health actions directed toward this group starting in nineteenth-century Brazil. The study reviews the literature based on the social concept of "being a child" and its correlation with policies and practices in public health and child care, focusing on actions undertaken within the framework of primary health care. Three different conceptions of the meaning of "child" were identified.

Evaluation of outpatient services in the Brazilian Unified National Health System for persons living with HIV: a comparison of 2007 and 2010.

Health services play a crucial role in reaching the 90-90-90 target of controlling the HIV epidemic. This study evaluates the organization of Brazilian health services in improving, monitoring, and retention in HIV care and adherence support. Percentage variation (PV) was used to compare the responses by services to an evaluation questionnaire on organizational quality (Qualiaids) in 2007 and 2010.

Assessment in the primary care of the State of São Paulo, Brazil: incipient actions in sexual and reproductive health.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess performance in sexual and reproductive health of primary health care services of the Brazilian Unified Health System, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: An evaluative framework was built for sexual and reproductive health with the categorization of 99 indicators in three domains: sexual and reproductive health promotion (25), sexually transmitted infections/AIDS prevention and care (43), and reproductive health care (31). This framework was applied to assess the services responses to the questionnaire of Quality Evaluation of Primary Health Care in the Municipalities of São Paulo State (QualiAB), in 2010.

Assessment of outpatient services for AIDS patients, Brazil: comparative study 2001/2007.

Objective: To assess Brazilian Unified Health System outpatient services delivering care to adults living with AIDS in 2007 and to compare with the assessment conducted in 2001.

Methods: The 636 health services registered in the Ministry of Health in 2007 were invited to respond to a previously validated questionnaire (Qualiaids Questionnaire) with 107 multiple-choice questions about the organization of care delivery. It analyzed the frequencies of responses to the 2007 questionnaire compared with those found in that of 2001 through percent variation (PV).

[Treatment adherence, access and AIDS assistance quality in Brazil. ].

The patient adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is a crucial matter to AIDS treatment effectiveness and its' impact. This article aims to discuss the association between adherence and quality of health service providing care to people living with AIDS (PLWA), highlighting quality of the services as a central point to adherence and access. It is based on results of our previous studies about the health care to PLWA in Brazil.

The variability and predictors of quality of AIDS care services in Brazil.

Background: Since establishing universal free access to antiretroviral therapy in 1996, the Brazilian Health System has increased the number of centers providing HIV/AIDS outpatient care from 33 to 540. There had been no formal monitoring of the quality of these services until a survey of 336 AIDS health centers across 7 Brazilian states was undertaken in 2002. Managers of the services were asked to assess their clinics according to parameters of service inputs and service delivery processes.

[Evaluation of the organizational structure of HIV/AIDS outpatient care in Brazil].

Objective: In the context of universal access to antiretroviral treatment, the results of the Brazilian AIDS Program will depend on the quality of the care provided. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the healthcare provided by outpatient services for the treatment of AIDS patients.

Methods: The present study was carried out in seven Brazilian States between 2001 and 2002.

[Evaluating quality of care in an AIDS program: health services research issues in Brazil].

This article discusses a study focused on quality care in health services under the Brazilian AIDS Program. Research in 2001-2003 involved three different projects: an in-depth analysis of the predominant health care pattern in five services, a qualitative evaluation of 27 services, and a structured evaluation of 322 services from seven Brazilian states. Through a description of the projects' stages, the authors discuss issues on theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluation of care in health programs.