Perfil da população cadastrada em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde da Família

Abstract

Primary Health Care (PHC) is considered the first level of health care and has in Family Health its priority strategy for expansion and consolidation. The objective of the study was to describe the profile of users of the Basic Family Health Unit (UBSF) in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. This is a cross-sectional study, with data collected from the municipality's Information Systems, during the years 2017 and 2018. Sociodemographic variables, classification of population groups and risk classification were analyzed. 1553 users of the UBSF were evaluated, 70.6% of whom were female. The most attended age group was that of adults between 40 and 59 years old (33.23%) and the least attended was that of adolescents between 14 and 17 years old (1.55%). There was a high prevalence of hypertension (37.34%), tuberculosis (15%) and diabetes (10.5%). The study highlights the importance of strengthening public policies, aimed at promoting and monitoring health conditions in PHC.