CONHECIMENTO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DAS UNIDADES BÁSICAS DE SAÚDE DE ANÁPOLIS-GO SOBRE A PREVALÊNCIA DE DEFICIÊNCIAS NAS POPULAÇÕES ADSCRITAS KNOWLEDGE OF PROFESSIONALS OF BASIC HEALTH UNITS ON THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITIES IN ADSCRIPT POPULATIONS

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Moreira Reis, Frederico de Souza Jaime, Felipe Jorge de Souza, Glenda Caroline Oliveira Ferreira, Thaís Maia Fernandes, Vanessa Cristina de Sousa Machado, Victor Clarindo Nominato Ribeiro, Júlia Maria Rodrigues de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: UniEVANGÉLICA 2017-02-01
• Series: Revista Educação em Saúde
• Subjects: Disabled Persons. Primary Health Care; Health Services Accessibility
• Online Access: http://revistas.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/educacaoemsaude/article/view/2020/1802

Objectives: To identify the knowledge of professionals from Basic Health Units on the prevalence of physical, hearing and visual disability in populations includedenrolled between January 2013 and December 2014. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out with the professionals of the Basic Health Units In the municipality of Anápolis- GO. Results: It was observed that 40% of disabled persons attending the UBS in Anápolis in 2015 had visual impairment, followed by physically disabled (36%) and hearing disabled (24%). As for infrastructure resources adapted to service the handicapped, it has been observed that 60% of Basic Health Unities surveyed have ramps, 26% have adapted toilets, 17% have tactile floors, 5% adapted offices and 2%, the adjusted dental chair. Conclusion: It was concluded that the professionals units do not really know the prevalence of people with disabilities in their coverage areas.