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Medicina clínica y social

versión On-line ISSN 2521-2281

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GIMENEZ CABALLERO, Edgar; AMARILLA, María Gloria  y  ARAUJO QUEVEDO, José Modesto. Low availability of resources and support to care for people with diabetes and high blood pressure in the Family Health Units of Paraguay. Med. clín. soc. [online]. 2024, vol.8, n.1, pp.46-56. ISSN 2521-2281.  https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v8i1.340.

Introduction:

Paraguay assumed the challenge of achieving universal coverage through networks based on Primary Health Care with Family Health Units (USF) at the first level of care. One challenge is comprehensive care for non-communicable diseases, the main cause of mortality in the country.

Objective:

to analyze the capacity of the USF to care for people with high blood pressure and diabetes in the national health system. The design was non-experimental, quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive with an analytical component.

Methods:

It included 761 USF from 12 health regions grouped into 4 territorial axes. The WHO SARA evaluation method was adapted with 75 variables, applying a questionnaire to health professionals between November and December 2022. Availability and preparation indices were calculated as well as an index that integrates them. The continuous measurement of these indices was categorized into 3 groups: sufficient >0.75 to 1; intermediate 0.5 to 0.75 and low <0.5.

Results:

Only in 38.0% of the USF the availability index was sufficient, in 31.5% for the readiness index and in 31.1% for the SARA DM/HTA integrating index. The performance was significantly associated with the territorial axis, but not with the area or with the coverage of the indigenous population.

Discussion:

the USF presented limitations for the care of people with diabetes and hypertension in these regions of the country.

Palabras clave : Primary Health Care; evaluation of health services; universal health coverage; diabetes; arterial hypertension.

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