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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 visits was 77% (95% CI 75% to 77%); dentist visits, 36% (95% CI 34% to 37%) and hospital admission, 7% (95% CI 6% to 7%). Physician visits were higher in women PR=1.18 (95% CI 1.14 to 1.23), the elderly PR=1.18 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.26) and people with health insurance PR=1.14 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.19). Dentist visits declined with older age PR=0.38 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.49), lower education level PR=0.62 (95% CI 0.51 to 0.74) and lower economic class PR=0.65 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.75). Hospitalisations were found to be twice as frequent for women than for men and three times as frequent among those who reported very poor health status. Among the individuals who did not receive medical attention in the previous 2?weeks, 58% reported lack of facilities or appointment unavailable and 14% reported lack of doctors. CONCLUSION:While more than half visited the doctor in the last year, a lower proportion of people with socioeconomic inequities visited the dentist. Organisational and service policies are needed to increase equity in health services in the region.

SUBMITTER: Araujo MEA

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Araujo Maria Elizete A MEA Silva Marcus T MT Galvao Tais F TF Pereira Mauricio G MG

BMJ open 20171117 11

<h4>Objectives</h4>To estimate the prevalence of healthcare use and associated factors in the Manaus metropolitan region and to describe the reasons for lack of access.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional population-based study.<h4>Setting</h4>A survey conducted between May and August of 2015 in eight cities from Manaus metropolitan region, Amazonas, Brazil.<h4>Participants</h4>4001 adults ≥18 years of age.<h4>Primary outcomes measures</h4>Physician visits, dentist visits and hospitalisations in the l ...[more]

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