PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA NE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.15951325250215

• Palavras-chave: Bacterial Pneumonia, Primary Health Care, Primary .Prevention

• Keywords: Bacterial Pneumonia, Primary Health Care, Primary .Prevention

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Bacterial pneumonia is an inflammatory disease of the lungs, caused mainly by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is a disease with a high ratemortality , mainly affecting children. It is estimated that 50% of these deaths occur in Africa. In addition, bacterial pneumonia is easy to spread. The Unified Health System (SUS) offers free prevention and treatment of this disease. It is worth noting that the flu vaccine (Influenza), which is available from the SUS, can reduce hospital admissions and mortality from pneumonia by up to 80%. Objectives: To identify in the literature how care is provided in Primary Health Care (PHC) for bacterial pneumonia, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus Pneumoniae. Methods: This is an review integrative literature articles published between 2016 and 2023. These articles are linked to the databaseScientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) , Google Scholar, the Ministry of Health and other relevant sources. Initially, 20 articles were and submitted to an analysis, after which only 7 articles fully met the guiding question of the research. The following operators were usedselected proximity : "PneumoniaBacterial ", "CarePrimary Health " and "Primary Prevention". Results: In the analysis of the articles, three categories were identified: The importance of Vaccination in Prevention;
  Early Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary ; CareImpact of PHC on Reducing Hospitalizations. It has been seen that early treatment of bacterial is essential to avoid pneumonia serious . complicationsIt is estimated that it is responsible more than two million deaths a year in children under five. It is also crucial to
   
  consider that social inequalities influence access to servicesadequate health , which can aggravate the impact of bacterial pneumonia in vulnerable populations. Final considerations: Social inequalities, such as income and education, influence access to adequate health services, which aggravates the impact of bacterial pneumonia on vulnerable . populationsIt is believed that the study has contributed to raising public awareness of the importance of public policies that promote equitable access to preventive and curative health care.