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

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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

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2024-07-30

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024): V13n2

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Revisão Sistemática

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