The Perceived quality assessment of the health services offered to riverine communities in Brazilian Amazon

Duarcides Mariosa; Pedro Mariosa; Orandi Falsarella; Renato Ferraz; Henrique Pereira

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss11.2759

Authors

Duarcides Mariosa Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas)
Pedro Henrique Mariosa Federal University of Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-776X
Orandi Mina Falsarella Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2200-5094
Renato Ribeiro Nogueira Ferraz Mogi das Cruzes University (UMC) - Mogi das Cruzes, SP. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8931-895X
Henrique dos Santos Pereira Federal University of Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9113-1166

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss11.2759

Keywords:

ServQual, Sustainability Indicators, Health Services Evaluation, Decision making

Abstract

In line with the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Public Health Policies follow in Brazil criteria of universality, completeness, and equity formulated to ensure access to health services in adequate quantity and quality for the entire population. To evaluate the quality of services provided in health units, it is essential, however, to make methodological considerations to concern the use of proper instruments and techniques to achieve accuracy and precision regarding their effectiveness for the user population. Mainly where health care is precarious or in need of adjustment, properly constructed indicators can become excellent management tools. This paper aims to analyze the specificities of the perception of the quality of health services offered to residents of the riverside communities of the Tupé Sustainable Development Reserve (SDR), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The methodological approach is from a descriptive and ecological case study, based on field research with original data collection of fixed residents, aged over 18 years, by applying structured questionnaires and analyzing the results according to the SERVQUAL methodology. In the present study, it observed the impact of previous experiences of attending on the quality of health service. In the case of SDR of Tupé, there were positive evaluations with above 70% in all items. Still, when analyzing the data set and cut, considering the existence or not of previous experience, a different pattern of perception was detected. Based on these results, we suggest that the quality perception of health has to do with competitiveness, associated with the performance standard on the offer available to the customer.

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Author Biographies

Pedro Henrique Mariosa, Federal University of Amazonas

Research and Professor at Environment and Culture Institute
Orandi Mina Falsarella, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas)

Research and Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas) Center for Economy and Administration, Sustainability Postgraduate Program Brazil.
Renato Ribeiro Nogueira Ferraz, Mogi das Cruzes University (UMC) - Mogi das Cruzes, SP.

Graduate Program in Public Policy (PPG-PP) at Mogi das Cruzes University (UMC) - Mogi das Cruzes, SP.
Henrique dos Santos Pereira, Federal University of Amazonas

Research and Professor at Graduate Program of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability of Amazon; Agrarian Sciences College.

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