This study aimed to evaluate the primary health care to patients co-infected patients with HIV/leprosy in hyperendemic area for leprosy in the Amazon. This is a descriptive, exploratory study, evaluation of health services, with quantitative and qualitative approaches. They were interviewed twenty people diagnosed with HIV and leprosy who were followed up at the clinic of Center Tropical Medicine. It was used an adaptation of the assessment instrument of primary health care performance, containing sociodemographic and clinical informations, gateway, health services used, integration of care actions, Free Association of Words Test and stories of feelings related to the diagnosis of co-infection. The quantitative evaluation was conducted by the description of frequencies. Qualitative evaluation was categorized by the free association of data words according to the stimuli to HIV, leprosy and quality of health care. The results of the subjective questions of the interviews were analyzed based on thematic content. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Center Tropical Medicine of Pará State University, under the CAEE Nº 49477115.1.0000.5172. It was identified a predominance of males, aged 40 to 59 years old, brown race, low socioeconomic level and derived from the city of Belem-Para. There was a predominance of patients diagnosed with Aids and antiretroviral therapy. In relation to leprosy there was parity between the clinical forms and, consequently, of paucibacillary and multibacillary cases. Regarding the health services used, coinfected patients were attend essentially by specialized services and have no link with the PHC. Unfamiliarity has been observed about the health services available in the network. In interpreting evocations and discourses prevail speeches related to feelings of death, fear, sadness, concern and questions related to diagnosis of HIV and leprosy. About the changes in daily life, stand out the inability to work and the largest health care. The results shows the need for strengthening PHC in the context of public policies for HIV/Aids and leprosy control, to make it the main gateway for patients, regardless of cases of co-infection, ensuring access on a expanded health perspective. We conclude that despite the satisfaction of users and the services provided in secondary care, the current health care model does not consider the singularities co-infection users of HIV/leprosy.
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