Sonographic evidence of asymptomatic Echinococcus granulosus lesions in the liver was found in 156 of 9,515 persons in the Department of Florida, Uruguay. The sensitivity of ELISA and latex agglutination serology compared with ultrasound was 47.6% and 28.1%, respectively, and specificity was Ͼ 85%. There was a significant positive association between positive sonography and a personal history of previous but treated Echinococcus infection while those that were seropositive but ultrasound-negative were significantly more likely to have a personal history of infection or a history of infection in their family. Prevalence of infection increased significantly with age. There was no correlation between echinococcosis and dog ownership or home slaughter of sheep but offal disposal was important, with an increased prevalence of infection of 3.2%, 2.8%, and 3.1%, respectively, in persons feeding offal to dogs or burying or burning it compared with a prevalence of 0.8-1.5% in those using other methods of disposal. Almost half the population, when questioned, seemed to have sound knowledge about E. granulosus and described correct treatment of E. granulosus in dogs but this did not affect prevalence. There was a significant positive association between infection and the presence of a fenced fruit/vegetable garden and use of rural waters, particularly the cachimba (a small dam) and the aljibe (a cistern or tank) that collect rainwater from the ground surface and roofs, respectively.

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RESUMO Objetivo Descrever as características da gerência das unidades de atenção primária à saúde e o perfil dos gerentes e discutir as implicações desses elementos para a efetivação dos pressupostos do Sistema Único de Saúde no Brasil de forma coerente com as proposições de Alma-Ata. Métodos Estudo descritivo, transversal, com dados colhidos pelo questionário de Avaliação da Qualidade de Serviços de Atenção Básica (QualiAB), um instrumento autoaplicado via web . O QualiAB foi respondido voluntariamente por 157 gerentes de unidades básicas de saúde de 41 municípios do estado de São Paulo entre outubro e dezembro de 2014. Resultados Das 157 unidades, 67 (42,7%) eram unidades de saúde da família e 58 (36,9%) eram unidades básicas de saúde de organização “tradicional”; 95 (60,5%) se localizavam em região urbana periférica. No momento do estudo, oito (5,0%) unidades não possuíam gerente e oito (5,0%) eram gerenciadas por secretários municipais de saúde. Quase 80% dos gerentes eram enfermeiros e desempenhavam múltiplas funções além da gerência. O matriciamento (supervisão técnica como forma de educação permanente) era feito em 75 (47,7%) unidades; 60 (38,2%) unidades não contavam com nenhum tipo de matriciamento. A participação em processos avaliativos foi referida por 130 (82,8%) serviços. Os principais desdobramentos induzidos por avaliações foram planejamento e reprogramação das atividades com participação da equipe multiprofissional em 40 unidades (25,5%) e definição de um plano anual de atividades em 38 (24,2%). Não tiveram acesso aos resultados das avaliações 29 unidades (17,8%). Conclusão O estudo recoloca a importância da gestão do trabalho e a necessidade de (re)investir na formação e valorização do gerenciamento local como estratégia para efetivar uma atenção primária à saúde capaz de promover a saúde como direito e condição de cidadania.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A total of 157 primary care services from five health regions in midwestern São Paulo responded, from October to December 2014, the pre-validated 2014 questionnaire for primary care services assessment and monitoring. We selected 155 questions, based on national policies and guidelines on this theme. The responses indicate the service performance in older adults’ care, clustered into three areas of analysis: health care for active and healthy aging (45 indicators, d1), chronic noncommunicable diseases care (89 indicators, d2), and support network in aging care (21 indicators, d3). Performance was measured by the sum of positive (value 1) or negative (value 0) responses for each indicator. Services were clustered according to k-means of the performance scores of each domain. After weighting the domains (Z tests), we estimated the associations between the scores of each domain and independent management variables (typology, planning and evaluation of services), with simple and multiple linear regression. RESULTS: Chronic noncommunicable diseases care (d2) showed, for all clusters, better average performance (55.7) than domains d1 (35.4) and d3 (39.2). Service performance in the general area of planning and evaluation associates with the performance of older adults’ care. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluated services had incipient implementation of comprehensive care for older adults. The evaluation framework can contribute to processes to improve the quality of primary health care.

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