Prevalence of health services usage and associated factors in the Amazon region of Brazil: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of healthcare use and associated factors in the Manaus metropolitan region and to describe the reasons for lack of access.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

A survey conducted between May and August of 2015 in eight cities from Manaus metropolitan region, Amazonas, Brazil.

Participants

4001 adults ≥18 years of age.

Primary outcomes measures

Physician visits, dentist visits and hospitalisations in the last 12 months were the primary outcomes. Associated factors were investigated through the calculation of prevalence ratio (PR) obtained by hierarchical Poisson regression modelling.

Results

4001 adults were included in the study, 53% of whom were women. The self-reported prevalence of medical

SUBMITTER: Araujo MEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701988 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature