Perfil sociodemográfico dos médicos que compõem equipes de saúde da família na Região Metropolitana do Recife, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil*

Flávio Renato Barros da Guarda; Rafaela Niels da Silva; Ricardo Antônio Wanderley Tavares

doi:10.5123/S2176-62232012000200003

Authors

Flávio Renato Barros da Guarda Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro Acadêmico de Vitória de Santo Antão, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
Rafaela Niels da Silva Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
Ricardo Antônio Wanderley Tavares Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232012000200003

Keywords:

Health Manpower, Family Health Program, Primary Health Care, Health Services Evaluation

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Personal, humane and interdisciplinary features of the training programs of health practitioners can influence the selection of their field occupation and the working processes of multidisciplinary teams. This article describes the sociodemographic profile of doctors of the Family Health Strategy (Estratégia de Saúde da Família) in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, based on a descriptive study on a sample of 76 physicians in 10 municipalities. The data showed a balance between male (52.6 %) and female (47.4%) doctors; 76.3% of the interviewees were older than 40; 86.6% reported having post-graduation degrees; and 56.6% had a monthly income 12 times higher than the national minimum wage. Most of the sociodemographic findings of this study are similar to data found in previous works based on other regions of Brazil.