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Abstract This study aims at presenting the knowledge and practices of nurses from the Primary Health Care and the persuasion strategies used to deal with Non-communicable Chronic Diseases. This is an exploratory, descriptive and quantitative research, conducted in September 2017, in the city of Cuité. A structured form and a descriptive analysis were used. Five nurses participated. Their age varied from 21 to 55 years of age; three were women. Regarding their knowledge on the most prevalent chronic diseases in the city, the most commonly mentioned were Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes. Only one nurse mentioned neoplasias in their working area. The nurses stated that they did not have structural, bureaucratic and financial encouragement that favor the effective offering of primary care service.

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