Accessibility to prenatal care at the Street Outreach Office: nurse perceptions in northern Brazil

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 77Suppl 2; no. Suppl 2; p. e20240090
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Nayara Gonçalves, Netto, Karoline Cardoso, Mendes, Lise Maria Carvalho, Gozzo, Thaís de Oliveira, Jorge, Herla Maria Furtado, Paiva, Andyara do Carmo Pinto Coelho, Amorim, Thaís Vasconcelos, Gomes-Sponholz, Flávia Azevedo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Brazil; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Accessibility - standards; Homeless Persons; Humans; Ill-Housed Persons - psychology; Ill-Housed Persons - statistics & numerical data; Interviews as Topic - methods; Nurses; Nurses - psychology; Nurses - statistics & numerical data; Original; Perception; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Prenatal Care - methods; Prenatal Care - standards; Qualitative Research; Women’s Health; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0090

to understand nurse perspectives regarding homeless pregnant women's accessibility to prenatal care. a qualitative study, with analysis based on the concept of accessibility. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 11 nurses who work at the Street Outreach Office in northern Brazil. nurses are faced with geographic barriers and dangerous situations in border regions, recognizing that there is a context of physical, sexual and psychological violence that involves homeless pregnant women who seek care at the Street Outreach Office. Street Outreach Office nurses' work occurs in conjunction with other services in the Health Care Network. The implementation of educational measures is a powerful strategy, as is establishing links with women. the Street Outreach Office's work provides meetings with pregnant women on site in the territory, which can provide geographic and socio-organizational accessibility to prenatal care.