Abstract
ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyze aspects of the structure of primary healthcare units and the organization of work processes within health teams, focusing on socio-organizational accessibility to Primary Health Care (PHC) services in rural municipalities in Brazil. This descriptive, cross-sectional study used data from the external evaluation instrument of the 3rd cycle of the National Program for Access and Quality Improving Access in Primary Care (PMAQ-AB), conducted in 2017. This instrument was, applied to 8,711 Family Health teams from 2,940 rural municipalities. The modules comprising this instrument were used as the basis for constructing the Logical Model and defining variables validated through consensus by researchers in the field. The data is presented in absolute frequencies and percentages. The results disclose aspects that interfere with the accessibility of individuals to the services, such as deficiencies in the physical structure of healthcare units; limited access to information technologies by professionals; scarce availability of immunobiologicals and diagnostic tests; and indications of issues in the teams’ work processes. Most small-sized Brazilian municipalities suffer a shortage of other levels of healthcare, including those located in remote and hard-to-reach areas find it difficult to retain professionals and suffer from other infrastructure deficiencies.
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