ACCESS AND USE OF HEALTH SERVICES BY BAHIA CONTEMPORARY QUILOMBOLAS
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Understanding the provision of health services to the black Brazilian population is important. In this sense, the present study aimed to verify how the health services of rural quilombolas in the geographical region of Bahia are accessed and used. It is a population-based survey, with information obtained through the application of standardized questionnaires. Poisson's regression tested the associations. No community had a functioning health service infrastructure and three had no coverage from the Community Health Agents Program. Most quilombola’s indicated home registration at the Basic Health Unit, however, the indication for monthly visits by CHWs was less than the expected. Conversely, the majority cited never having been visited by endemic agents. Hears indication of medical consultation in the last 12 months by the majority, especially among women. The services demanded in the last two weeks were obtained predominantly from public services. Thus, access to and use of health services by quilombolas in the Guanambi / Bahia region occurs unevenly due to structural barriers, limited availability of human resources and local infrastructure.
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