Adolescentes que utilizan servicios de atención primaria: ¿Cómo viven? ¿Por qué buscan ayuda y cómo se expresan?
AUTOR(ES)
Palazzo, Lílian dos Santos, Béria, Jorge Umberto, Tomasi, Elaine
FONTE
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2003-12
RESUMO
The objective of this study was to characterize adolescent clients of community-based primary health care services in order to understand: 1) how they express themselves when they seek medical help; 2) the health care they receive; and 3) key social and family factors. Among 35 urban primary care services belonging to the municipal public health department in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 10 were randomly selected, and all individuals between 13 and 19 years of age who had previously had an appointment with a non-psychiatric physician were interviewed during a three-month period (n = 463). Use of the services has more of a more curative than preventive focus. Males seek medical help less frequently and mainly due to physical complaints. Females tend to express themselves on the basis of sexual problems. Few adolescents expressed their emotional problems, although some mentioned family and school problems as well as stressful situations.
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