Avanços e desafios na saúde das populações ribeirinhas na região amazônica: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

The aim of this study was to highlight, in national and international publications, the advances and challenges in the health of riverside populations living in the Brazilian Legal Amazon. An integrative review was carried out in which articles published between 2014 and 2021, indexed in the electronic databases of the VHL and SciELO, were selected. The search strategy returned 52 articles, however only 10 were included. There is a predominance of articles that address the challenges to be overcome in the health of riverside populations, with emphasis on the lack of preparation of health teams, the need to expand services that consider cultural differences and social determinants that reach these populations. It is observed that, despite the occurrence of some advances in health care for riverside populations in the Amazon, most studies describe that challenges are common and frequent and that changes to meet the needs of this population happen slowly and not meeting the current expectations of these communities.