Reliability of information on people with disabilities gathered by community health workers in highly consanguineous communities of Northeastern Brazil

Reliability of information on people with disabilities gathered by community health workers in highly consanguineous communities of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract Background In Brazil, community health workers have gathered monthly information on people with disabilities to maintain the Primary Care Information System since 1998; however, few studies have used this database for scientific or public health policy purposes. Objectives This study aimed...

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Main Authors: Fernando Rocha Lucena Lopes, Karolinne Souza Monteiro, Thalita Figueiredo, Thyago da Costa Wanderley, Thiago de Almeida Pequeno, Shirley Lima, Silvana Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Community health worker
Reproducibility of results
Information systems
Primary health care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2267-3

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