National Comprehensive Health Policy for the Black Population: an evaluation proposal

Abstract

Objective was to validate a plan of indicators to evaluate the implementation of the National Politic of Comprehensive Health of the Black Population in the brazilian municipalities. The study used theoretical and methodological procedures to reach the validity of content, through the application of the concordance rate and the Content Validity Index (CVI). The opinions of experts in the areas of validation, black population health and health assessment were evaluated. Experts evaluated 36 indicators. In the agreement assessment, 35 indicators reached the cut-off point, and 32 reached CVI above 0.80. In the general analysis of the CVI, the indicator plan obtained the score 0.86, considered validated in its content because it exceeded the cutoff point of the 0,80. It is concluded that the indicators plan has the agreement, pertinence and clarity necessary for its use in the Brazilian municipalities, however, it is necessary to continue its improvement in the phases subsequent to its validation.