[Evaluation of operational conditions in the Adolescent Health Care Program, Rio de Janeiro].
This study focuses on conditions in the public health centers providing comprehensive care to the adolescent population in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A structured questionnaire was administered to the coordinators of 70 public health centers (70/78). Based on the data, the public health centers were stratified according to basic conditions for providing full care to adolescents. The authors developed a spatial study of the demographic concentration and main problems, producing thematic maps. Of the 49 public health centers that participate in the Adolescent Health Program, 12% were classified in "good" condition and 45% were considered "fair". Among the administrative regions with the highest concentration of adolescents, only six (6/17) were in good or fair condition. The authors conclude that to increase the effectiveness of the city's Adolescent Health Program it is necessary to improve the working conditions of their health staff, taking local health problems, the concentration of adolescents, and their demands for services into account.
Ruzany
Maria Helena
MH
Núcleo de Estudos da Saúde do Adolescente, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20551-030, Brasil. mruzany@attglobal.net
Andrade
Carla Lourenço Tavares
CL
Esteves
Maria Angela Pires
MA
Pina
Maria de Fátima
Mde F
Szwarcwald
Célia Landman
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Avaliação das condições de atendimento do Programa de Saúde do Adolescente no Município do Rio de Janeiro.