title: [Health survey in Quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves who escaped from slave plantations that existed in Brazil until abolition in 1888) in Vitória da Conquista in the state of Bahia (COMQUISTA Project), Brazil: methodological aspects and descriptive analysis].
abstract: The scope of this article was to present the methodology, preliminary descriptive results and the reliability of the instruments used in the COMQUISTA Project. It involved a cross-sectional study with adults (>18 years) and children (up to 5 years old) of Quilombola communities in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. Data collection consisted of individual and household interviews, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. A semi-structured questionnaire adapted from the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS) was used and the interviews were conducted using handheld computers. 397 housing units were visited and 797 adults and 130 children were interviewed. The demographic profile of the Quilombolas was similar to the Brazilian population with respect to sex and age, however, they had precarious access to basic sanitation and a low socioeconomic status. The analysis of reliability revealed the adequacy of strategies adopted for quality assurance and control in the study. The methodology used was considered adequate to achieve the objectives and can be used in other populations. The results indicate the need for implementing strategies to improve the quality of life and reduce the degree of vulnerability of the Quilombolas.
authors.forename: Vanessa Moraes
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Danielle Souto de
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Karine de Oliveira
authors.initials: Kde O
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Souzas
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giatti
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Steffens
authors.forename: Clavdia Nicolaevna
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Kochergin
authors.forename: Cláudio Lima
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Cristiano Soares de
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Daniela Arruda
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Luis Rogério Cosme Silva
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Luiz Gustavo Vieira
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Márcio Vasconcelos de
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Poliana Cardoso
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Orlando Sílvio Caires
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Mark Drew Crosland
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054525:Minority Health; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult