RELAÇÃO ENTRE A PRESENÇA DOS AGENTES COMUNITÁRIOS DE SAÚDE E ADESÃO AO TRATAMENTO DA HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL SISTÊMICA

The objective of this study was to compare adherence to the treatment of systemic arterial hypertension among patients attended at a Basic Health Unit and a Family Health Strategy. The study was conducted in the interior of western São Paulo in 2014, with 200 users aged over 50 enrolled in a Family Health Strategy and a Basic Health Unit. Adherence was assessed by the tests of Batalla and Morisky-Green. Statistical analysis was performed using BioStat software. In the Batalla test, adherence in the Family Health Strategy was 31% and in the Basic Health Unit, 40%. In Morisky-Green, it was 64% in the Family Health Strategy and 68% in the Basic Health Unit. We conclude that there was no significant difference in adhesion according to the unit