1998
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x1998000100019
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Avaliação do programa de atenção a crianças asmáticas acompanhadas nas unidades de saúde do Município do Embu, São Paulo, no período de 1988 a 1993

Abstract: Com o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho do Programa de Atenção a Crianças Portadoras de "Chiado no Peito", no Município de Embu, São Paulo, foram estudadas 434 crianças e adolescentes de zero a 14 anos, admitidas no programa de maio/88 a julho/93. Mais de 90% desses pacientes nunca haviam sido acompanhados por esse motivo em serviço médico. Apenas 6,2% foram encaminhados a outros serviços de referência durante o acompanhamento no programa. Segundo critérios clínicos, os pacientes foram classificados em: bebê ch… Show more

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“…One reported study 12 found that of the 434 children evaluated, 62.7% were male, which agrees with another study 13 , which found a 54.2% male prevalence among the 48 children with asthma who were analyzed. These data are similar to those found in the present study, in which 64.3% of the children were male.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…One reported study 12 found that of the 434 children evaluated, 62.7% were male, which agrees with another study 13 , which found a 54.2% male prevalence among the 48 children with asthma who were analyzed. These data are similar to those found in the present study, in which 64.3% of the children were male.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…In another study that retrospectively analyzed 434 asthmatic children and adolescents included in the assistance program in Brazilian primary health care units between 1988 and 1993 [20], more than 50.0% dropped out during the monitoring phase, predominantly in the first 6 months of treatment. Among those who continued with the monitoring program, the asthma assistance program in the primary health care unit achieved successes in terms of clinical improvement and greater adherence to drug treatments [21].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Não houve diferença, neste estudo, entre as USF em relação à gravidade da doença. Estudo realizado em Embu (São Paulo) 25 , com crianças e adolescentes de 0 a 14 anos, também encontrou predominância de asma leve, e os classificados como graves apresentaram uma freqüência em torno de 10%, resultado semelhante ao observado em nosso estudo. Os resultados do nosso estudo foram semelhantes ao que se espera encontrar na população asmática em geral.…”
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