Abstract Objective: To investigate the socioeconomic, demographic and health needs that influence the access to oral health actions. Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 609 individuals who lived in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy in a city of the Northeast of Brazil. All individuals living in areas covered by the FHS with age equal to or higher than six years were included. Data analysis included descriptive, bivariate and multivariate statistics using decision-tree based Chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID). Results: Most participants were female, aged 25-34 years, ranging in age from 6 to 87 years. It was evidenced that, among the studied variables, the most relevant for understanding the access to oral health actions were: age (p<0.001), educational level (p-value in Node 1 = 0.009; p-value in Node 7 = 0.005) and self-perception of oral health (p=0.001). Conclusion: The results suggest that access to oral health actions is influenced by several social and individual factors, and it is marked by inequalities that favor individuals with higher educational level, better self-perception of oral health and lower age groups.

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as atitudes e as práticas dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) quanto à abordagem aos usuários drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e exploratório realizado com 126 médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). As variáveis investigadas foram relacionadas a dados sociodemográficos, atuação profissional, atitudes e práticas sobre a abordagem aos usuários de drogas de acordo com o Plano Integrado de Enfrentamento ao Crack e outras Drogas. Foi realizada estatística descritiva e multivariada por meio da Análise de Correspondência Múltipla (ACM). A maioria dos profissionais era do sexo feminino (88,9%) e relatou questionar apenas às vezes quanto ao uso de drogas durante a anamnese (53,2%). Baseando-se na ACM, as variáveis com maior poder discriminatório para a dimensão 1 foram: tempo de formado (0,776), tempo de trabalho na APS (0,688), faixa etária (0,656); enquanto que para a dimensão 2 foram: categoria profissional (0,383) e se conhece os usuários de drogas em sua área de abrangência (0,166). Existem diferenças importantes nas atitudes e nas práticas acerca da abordagem dos usuários de drogas entre os profissionais.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and practices of professionals of the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. The cross-sectional and exploratory study carried out with 126 doctors. nurses and dentists of Primary Health Care (PHC). Variables investigated were related to sociodemographic data. professional profile. attitudes and practices about the approach to drug users according to the Integrated Plan to Confront Crack and Other Drugs. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed through Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Most professionals were female (88.9%) and reported questioning only sometimes about the use of drugs during the anamnesis (53.2%). Based on MCA results. variables with the greatest discriminatory power for dimension 1 were: training time (0.776). working time in the PHC (0.688). age group (0.656); while for dimension 2 were: professional category (0.383) and knowledge of drug users in their coverage area (0.166). There are important differences in attitudes and practices about the approach of drug users among professionals.

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as atitudes e as práticas dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) quanto à abordagem aos usuários drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e exploratório realizado com 126 médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). As variáveis investigadas foram relacionadas a dados sociodemográficos, atuação profissional, atitudes e práticas sobre a abordagem aos usuários de drogas de acordo com o Plano Integrado de Enfrentamento ao Crack e outras Drogas. Foi realizada estatística descritiva e multivariada por meio da Análise de Correspondência Múltipla (ACM). A maioria dos profissionais era do sexo feminino (88,9%) e relatou questionar apenas às vezes quanto ao uso de drogas durante a anamnese (53,2%). Baseando-se na ACM, as variáveis com maior poder discriminatório para a dimensão 1 foram: tempo de formado (0,776), tempo de trabalho na APS (0,688), faixa etária (0,656); enquanto que para a dimensão 2 foram: categoria profissional (0,383) e se conhece os usuários de drogas em sua área de abrangência (0,166). Existem diferenças importantes nas atitudes e nas práticas acerca da abordagem dos usuários de drogas entre os profissionais.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and practices of professionals of the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. The cross-sectional and exploratory study carried out with 126 doctors. nurses and dentists of Primary Health Care (PHC). Variables investigated were related to sociodemographic data. professional profile. attitudes and practices about the approach to drug users according to the Integrated Plan to Confront Crack and Other Drugs. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed through Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Most professionals were female (88.9%) and reported questioning only sometimes about the use of drugs during the anamnesis (53.2%). Based on MCA results. variables with the greatest discriminatory power for dimension 1 were: training time (0.776). working time in the PHC (0.688). age group (0.656); while for dimension 2 were: professional category (0.383) and knowledge of drug users in their coverage area (0.166). There are important differences in attitudes and practices about the approach of drug users among professionals.