Assement of Primary Health Care in the municipality of Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

The aim of this study was to evaluate the functioning of the primary care network in the municipality of Piracicaba, SP. 69 interviews were conducted - 37 with health professionals of Family Health Units (USF), 23 with Basic Health Units (UBS) and nine managers-, using the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool). The USF scored higher in compost indexes to linkages, comprehensiveness, family focusing, community advising and primary care index than UBS. The managers had higher score of access index than the units professionals. It was concluded that the USF presented a better functioning than the UBS, but the results for access suggest that this dimension was not improved with the USF.