Abstract
Objective
to identify the health care provided to children from zero to 24 months of age in primary care in a border region.
Method
a qualitative study conducted in Primary Health Care, with 14 mothers and five nurses, with the use of semi-structured interviews, from March 2018 to June 2019. Thematic content analysis guided the data analysis.
Results
scarce home visits were identified in the follow-up of children whose common childhood problems condition access to health services for medical consultation, the use of popular practices or the indication of medications by pharmacists/pharmacy assistants; access to Emergency Care Units instead of Primary Care units due to the lack of pediatricians in this level of care, in addition to the lack of specialists and slowness to perform exams in the health network.
Conclusion
the lack of health professionals, of specialists in the network, and of material resources are obstacles to be overcome for the care of children in the border region. The follow-up of Brazilian children living in Paraguay requires planning.
Keywords:
Border health; Child health; Nursing; Nursing care; Primary health care