ABSTRACT
This research presents the situational diagnosis of the Integrative and Complementary Practices in Primary Health Care of Maranhão state. A descriptive study, with primary data from the 217 municipalities of the state was carried out, through a form sent to all municipal health secretaries, from April to July 2019. The response rate was 100%, identifying that 25.4% of the municipalities offer Integrative and Complementary Practices. Phytotherapy and massage therapy are the most offered, being present in 49.1% and 29.1% of the municipalities, respectively. Physical therapists are the professionals who most perform Integrative and Complementary Practices (54.5% of the municipalities). In 49.1% of the municipalities, these practices are offered by the Family Health Strategy, and in 47.3%, by the Extended Family Health Center. Regarding the management, organization and specific legislation tools, it was observed that no municipality in the state has specific legislation for practices and 14.5% of the municipalities foresees some specific organizational structure for managing them. The offer of these practices in Maranhão is still a challenge, even with the guidelines of the World Health Organization and the establishment of the National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices in the Unified Health System.
KEYWORDS
Complementary therapies; Primary Health Care; Health situation diagnosis
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