PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DOS PACIENTES COM HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL SISTÊMICA ACOMPANHA- DOS POR UM PROGRAMA SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA DE SÃO SEBASTIÃO - DF, BRASIL Epidemiological profile of hypertension patients monitored by a Family Health Program of São Sebastião - DF, Brazil

Objective – To analyze and demonstrate the epidemiological profile of patients monitored by the Family Health Program of Vila do Boa, Sao Sebastiao DF, Brazil, currently called the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Methods – This is a health profile survey, descriptive, and using a quantitative approach. The study was conducted through a questionnaire with 12 closed questions and by means of the registry data, Installation and Operation Manual - HIPERDIA Version 2.70. of 2006, attached to the records of the patients during the period from January to December 2012. Results – Of the 103 patients interviewed, 82.5% receive from 1 to 2 times the minimum wage, 87.4% recognize that hypertension is a chronic disease, 99% of the patients reported that, with the monitoring by the FHS, the attention for hypertension improved, 67% are female, 31.06% are aged between 51 and 60 years. Regarding schooling, 34.9% said they were illiterate. 83.5% are sedentary. Conclusion – It was observed that the majority of respondents were female, with low income, low education, and overweight. We emphasize the importance of profiling patients, the use and correct completion of HiperDia cards to support the data used in primary care. Notably, in the databases searched, we did not find articles pertaining to the epidemiological profile of patients monitored by the ESF in the Distrito Federal.