Availability of structure and professional activities in Primary Health Care corresponding to the Overweight and Obesity Care Line in the state of Piauí

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the availability of structure and professional activities of Primary Health Care corresponding to the Overweight and Obesity Care Line in the state of Piauí. Descriptive cross-sectional study that used data related to the obesity care line from Modules I and II of Cycle III of the Program for Improving Primary Health Care Access and Quality. Municipalities with ≥70% of the contracted
teams participated. The availability was classified as critical, incipient, intermediate and sufficient, based on the units of analysis: health units and teams. The data were stratified by municipalities and macro-regions. The units of analysis were considered satisfactory when they had greater than or equal to 70% of the items. Prevalence and gross and adjusted prevalence ratio were calculated. 213 municipalities, 964 units and 1.033 teams were evaluated. Satisfactory availability was 71.3%, 84.0%, and 97.6%, respectively. Satisfactory
availability was more concentrated among municipalities greater than 2.000 inhabitants. The semi-arid macro-region presented 1.26 times greater probability of availability of the structure and 1.03 times of carrying out the activities. Most municipalities presented satisfactory availability for the care line. The findings may support assessment and intervention planning practices.