Health care in the vision of children and adolescents with falciform anemia and People Living with HIV

Abstract

Objective. to know the vision of the child and adolescent with sickle cell anemia about the health care they receive. Method. qualitative study, carried out in an outpatient service linked to a higher education institution in a municipality in the south of Brazil. The data were produced from May to June 2017, using the talking map technique, involving five children and two adolescents. Data were analyzed by conventional content analysis. Results. From the interpretation of the data, three categories were constructed: Caring for the disease and its treatment; Accessibility to health services; Assistance during hospitalization. Conclusion. children and adolescents have knowledge about their pathology and treatment, indicating the fragilities found in the assistance received, and it is essential to elaborate strategies more specific to their needs.