Inequalities in care for the people with diabetes in Brazil: A nationwide study, 2019.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate inequalities in care for people with diabetes in Brazil. This cross-sectional population-based study was carried out in 2019 and evaluated care provided by receiving advice, requesting laboratory tests, and performing examinations. We used the slope index of inequality and concentration index to assess inequalities according to educational level and Poisson regression to estimate prevalence ratios for each outcome in the education category. We assessed a total of 6317 people with diabetes, 41.8% had their eyes checked, and 36.1% had their feet examined in the previous year. Prevalence for both examinations was 2.45 times higher in those from the highest level of education compared to those from the lowest level. The largest absolute differences (in

SUBMITTER: Neves RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242508 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature