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ArticleAtencion primaria2000

[Use of the rapid appraisal method for the identification of perceived needs in a low-class barrio in the city of Buenos Aires].

M Lotersztain, M Zorat, M Lecouna, M Motta

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Article in Atencion primaria, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

M LotersztainHospital Municipal Teodoro Alvarez y Centro de Salud No. 7. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
M Zorat
M Lecouna
M Motta

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo present rapid appraisal as a qualitative technique for researching the perceived needs of a population, which is valid, rapid and cheap.

designQualitative method: semi-structured interviews with key informants, focus group.

settingA poor quarter with 2921 inhabitants in the city of Buenos Aires.

participantsKey informants: people resident in the area for over 10 years. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN

resultsThe main problems perceived by the community were: environmental pollution because of the accumulation of rubbish, alcohol and drug abuse among the young, and the need to extend the opening hours of the area's health centre.

conclusionsThe needs perceived surpassed specific medical problems. They covered social questions, environmental problems and how to organise the health care system.

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Health Services Needs and DemandHealth SurveysPoverty AreasSocial ProblemsAdultArgentinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID11200514
PMCPMC7681451

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