Women slave descendents: profissional in the strategy of family health

Authors

  • Daniel Antunes Freitas Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas – FUNORTE
  • Jéssica Camila Santos Silveira Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas – FUNORTE
  • Luiz Alves Ferreira NIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO MARANHÃO – UFMA
  • Paola Zucchi UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO - UNIFESP
  • Amaro Sérgio Marques Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros – UNIMONTES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22421/15177130-2011v12n2p56

Keywords:

equity in health, health inequalities, public policies

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand the views of women who work as professionals Maroons of a team of Family Health Strategy on the work performed by his community. The research had a qualitative approach, being the subject of a maroon women's Rural Community Quilombola of the small city in Minas Gerais. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews; the critical view came through the content analysis focused on the theme, from the basement Grounded Theory, which allowed sorting by categories according to their similarity. Formed the following analysis categories: Personal feelings about the health work; complexity and barriers to operating as health professionals together to groups operating from the Family Health Strategy; mobility difficulties to the work of home visits; Child Health; Disability Health Care; harmful habits and social issues that influence health conditions. The statements revealed that the respondents are happy in working in Community Health Quilombola, who find difficulties with the lack of a better capacity to improve dialogue with people facing problems of displacement resulting from large distances. Show great concern about access to your community hospital and the social issues that exacerbate health problems.

Author Biographies

Daniel Antunes Freitas, Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas – FUNORTE

Jéssica Camila Santos Silveira, Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas – FUNORTE

Luiz Alves Ferreira, NIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO MARANHÃO – UFMA

Paola Zucchi, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO - UNIFESP

Amaro Sérgio Marques, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros – UNIMONTES

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Published

2011-08-10

How to Cite

1.
Freitas DA, Silveira JCS, Ferreira LA, Zucchi P, Marques AS. Women slave descendents: profissional in the strategy of family health. Espac. Saude [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 10 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];12(2):56-62. Available from: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/444

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

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