Brazilian Nurses' Perception of the Role of Community Health Agents in Preventive Care.

COMMUNITY health services; COMMUNITY health nursing; CONCEPTUAL structures; FAMILY health; FAMILY services; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL personnel; NURSES' attitudes; SCIENTIFIC observation; PREVENTIVE health services; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; QUANTITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics

The article discusses research aimed to determine the perception of Brazilian nurses of the effectiveness of the role of community health agents (CHA) in promoting preventive care. Topics covered include health issues that agents help with the most, and the obstacles that they frequently encounter in promoting care, and how their role be improved to further promote preventive care.