ACTION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COPING OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN BRAZIL

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR MANSONIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS

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https://doi.org/10.18554/reas.v13i2.6515

Abstract

Objective: To investigate, estimate and diagnose the role of Primary Health Care (PHC) in coping with schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil. Methods: This is a systematic review study to evaluate the performance of PHC in the context of schistosomiasis, since the creation of PACS. Data were obtained using the PRISMA methodology (1991-April/2021). Results: The search identified 14 works, most of them developed in the state of Pernambuco. The findings of this study show a relatively low number of studies addressing Primary Care as the main health policy for basic care for schistosomiasis, as well as the fragility of articulation between surveillance and PHC. Conclusions: It was identified the need for more studies that discuss PHC as an important level of care and a viable strategy for the control of schistosomiasis, which still maintains incipient actions contributing to the disease persisting as a public health problem in Brazil.

Author Biographies

  • Iris Edná Pereira da Silva, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães - PE

    Nurse, Sanitary Specialist at the University of Pernambuco – UPE. Member of the Epidemiology and Endemic Control Research Group at the Schistosomiasis Reference Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Recife (PE) – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4951-2149

  • Maria Isabelle Barbosa da Silva Brito, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães - PE

    Nurse, Master in Public Health and Member of the Epidemiology and Endemic Control Research Group at the Schistosomiasis Reference Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Recife (PE) – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7877-7931

  • Emília Carolle Azevedo de Oliveira, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães - PE

    Nurse, Post-doctoral student in Public Health. Member of the Epidemiology and Endemic Control Research Group at the Schistosomiasis Reference Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Recife (PE) – Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0957-1542

  • Constança Simões Barbosa, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães - PE

    PhD in Public Health, Researcher at Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Recife (PE) – Brazil. Vice Coordinator of the Epidemiology and Endemic Control Research Group at the Schistosomiasis Reference Laboratory. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0549-8293

  • Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães - PE

    Nurse, Researcher at Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Recife (PE) – Brazil. Coordinator of the Epidemiology and Endemic Control Research Group at the Schistosomiasis Reference Laboratory. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7836-6457

Published

2024-07-30

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Revisão Sistemática

How to Cite

ACTION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COPING OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN BRAZIL: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR MANSONIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS. JOURNAL OF NURSING AND HEALTH CARE, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 2, 2024. DOI: 10.18554/reas.v13i2.6515. Disponível em: https://seer.uftm.edu.br/revistaeletronica/index.php/enfer/article/view/6515. Acesso em: 19 may. 2025.