First contact access in primary health care for children from 0 to 9 years old

Abstract

Objective: To identify the follow-up of the principle of primary care access first contact in basic family health units in health care for children from zero to nine. Methods: descriptive study with cross-sectional design and quantitative analysis of data held in eight Family Health Basic Units (BFHU) Mossoro/RN. For data collection was used questionnaire validated in Brazil called the Primary Care Assessment Tool in the children’s version (child PCATool). The instrument was applied to the mothers of children enrolled in the coverage areas of health teams selected for the research. Results: It is considered fundamental rethink aspects that have proven insufficient to ensure the presence and extent of the first contact Access attribute in BFHU’s surveyed. Conclusion: Improvements require changes in both structural and process elements to deliver primary health care quality that is proposed since its inception.