Experiences of Brazilian doctors in their first months of Primary Health Care in the Yanomami Indigenous Land

Experiencias de medicos brasileiros em seus primeiros meses na Atencao Primaria a Saude na Terra Indigena Yanomami 2020 0212 Fernanda 2T21

Abstract

FREITAS, Fernanda Pereira de PaulaLUNA, Willian FernandesBASTOS, Luiz Otávio de Araujo  and  AVILA, Bruna Teixeira. Experiences of Brazilian doctors in their first months of Primary Health Care in the Yanomami Indigenous Land. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200212.  Epub 16-Abr-2021. ISSN 1807-5762.  https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200212.

The More Doctors Program expanded access to medical care in the Brazilian indigenous contexts, as in the Yanomami Land (TY). This qualitative research sought to understand the experience of the Brazilian doctors in the TY in their first months of work since November 2018. The research conducted a thematic analysis of the contents from semi-structured interviews, having as its common thread the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) and as theoretical frameworks, experiential knowledge and indigenous health policies. Three categories related to indigenous health care emerged: work process; encounter between cultures; medical training. The experience proved to be complex and heterogeneous, demonstrating satisfaction and learning. The study concludes that indigenous health care demands a singular and differentiated outlook at the principles of PHC, and that competencies for medical practice in this context must be built.

Keywords: Health of indigenous populations; Primary Health Care; Physicians; More Doctors Program.

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