Abstract
Objective
To assess the attributes family-centeredness and community orientation according to three Primary Health Care models for children.
Methods
Cross-sectional and quantitative assessment study, involving 1,484 family members and/or caregivers of children younger than ten years of age attended in different primary health care models. The attributes family-centeredness and community orientation were assessed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool - Brazil, child version. For comparative analysis, Kruskal-Wallis and Dunnett’s test were used.
Results
Separately, all Primary Health Care models scored unsatisfactorily for the attributes assessed. When compared, a statistically significant difference was found for the attributes derived, favoring the Family Health Strategy models over the traditional model.
Conclusion
The Family Health Strategy models scored higher for family-centeredness and community orientation. Their principles can contribute to reorient primary health care in the mixed model.
Primary care nursing; Child; Health services evaluation; Public health nursing; Primary health care