ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES
Abstract:
A descriptive cross-sectional study that presents the analysis in a focus group conducted with
the beneficiaries of health policies in order to complete a questionnaire for assessing the knowledge,
attitudes and practices regarding their knowledge and perception of the utility of the most important
policies in the health system. Results showed that there are differences in the use of health services
according to the level of awareness and understanding of the usefulness of these policies, and
differences according to personal characteristics. The conclusions support the need for a system to
increase the degree of public participation in developing and implementing public health policies.
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