[Factors associated with geographic access to health services by TB patients in three State capitals in Northeast Brazil]. / Fatores associados ao acesso geográfico aos serviços de saúde por pessoas com tuberculose em três capitais do Nordeste brasileiro.
Cad Saude Publica
; 31(1): 111-20, 2015 Jan.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25715296
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with geographic access to health services by tuberculosis patients in three State capitals in Northeast Brazil. The sample consisted of new tuberculosis cases reported in 2007. The study used data from the Information System on Notifiable Diseases and the National Registry of Healthcare Organizations. Addresses of households and health services were geocoded, and difficult access was defined as a distance greater than 800 meters from the household to the health service. Crude prevalence ratios were estimated, as well as adjusted prevalence ratios using Poisson regression. After adjusting the study variables, the only variable that remained associated with difficult access was primary healthcare units in Salvador, Bahia State (PR = 0.75; 95%CI 0.720-0.794) and in Recife, Pernambuco State (PR = 0.402; 95%CI 0.318-0.508). The study concluded that decentralization of primary care can help improve access to health services.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Cidades
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article