COVERAGE OF THE BOLSA FAMÍLIA PROGRAM AND OF PRIMARY CARE IN SANTA CATARINA: ANALYSIS OF THE INTER-FEDERATIVE AGREEMENT INDICATORS

ABSTRACT

Objective

to evaluate Primary Care coverage in the municipalities of Santa Catarina and the reach of the agreement indicator corresponding to coverage of the Bolsa Família Program.

Method

an ecological, cross-sectional and descriptive study, using spatial analysis and probabilistic relationships, resorting to calculation of the Spearman’s coefficient with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. It was conducted with 2017 and 2018 data from 295 municipalities of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Results

there is a direct correlation (p<0.05) between the indicators corresponding to Coverage by the Primary Care and Family Health Strategy teams with that of Coverage by the Bolsa Família Program. Santa Catarina did not present good performance in the fulfillment of the goals agreed upon in 2017-2018 regarding the indicator corresponding to Coverage by the Bolsa Família Program, presenting mean values of 83.4 and 85.6 in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Conclusion

the study contributed to understanding the influence of the Bolsa Família Program on the health indicators.

DESCRIPTORS
Primary Health Care; Social Indicators; Family Health; Social Determinants of Health; National Health Programs