Analysis of access to health services in Brazil according to sociodemographic profile: National Health Survey, 2019. / Análise do acesso a serviços de saúde no Brasil segundo perfil sociodemográfico: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2019.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the access to and utilization of health services among the Brazilian population according to sociodemographic characteristics, based on the 2019 National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde - PNS). METHODS: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study based on a PNS sample; the prevalence and respective confidence intervals of data stratified by sex, schooling, age and national macro-region of residence were calculated; data were analyzed using Stata software version 16.1. RESULTS: a total of 293,725 individuals were interviewed; males showed lower proportion of medical consultations (66.6%) and were less likely to seek care (17.6%); among those living in the North region, 69.1% had medical consultations; 16.5% of individuals with low level of education obtained medication through the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program. CONCLUSION: the results reinforce iniquities in access to and utilization of health services, in addition to the need for monitoring indicators in order to guide health policies in Brazil.

Análise do acesso a serviços de saúde no Brasil segundo perfil sociodemográfico: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2019 / Análisis del acceso a los servicios de salud en Brasil según perfil sociodemográfico: Encuesta Nacional de Salud, 2019 / Analysis of access to health services in Brazil according to sociodemographic profile: National Health Survey, 2019

Objetivo: descrever o acesso e a utilização de serviços de saúde na população brasileira segundo características sociodemográficas, de acordo com a Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) 2019. Métodos: estudo descritivo transversal, a partir de amostra da PNS; foram calculadas as prevalências e respectivos intervalos de confiança dos dados, estratificados por sexo, escolaridade, idade e macrorregião nacional de residência; os dados foram analisados utilizando-se o software Stata versão 16.1. Resultados: foram entrevistados 293.725 indivíduos; os do sexo masculino apresentaram menores proporções de consulta médica (66,6%) e de procura por atendimentos de saúde (17,6%); entre aqueles residentes na região Norte, 69,1% realizaram consulta médica; 16,5% dos indivíduos menos escolarizados obtiveram medicamentos pelo Programa Farmácia Popular. Conclusão: os resultados reforçam as iniquidades no acesso e na utilização dos serviços de saúde, além da necessidade de monitoração dos indicadores, para orientar políticas de saúde no Brasil.

Objetivo: describir el acceso y uso de servicios de salud en la población brasileña según indicadores sociodemográficos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde - PNS) 2019. Métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal con base en muestra de la PNS. Se calcularon prevalencias e intervalos de confianza para datos estratificados por sexo, escolaridad, edad y macrorregión. Datos analizados en el software Stata versión 16.1. Resultados: 293.725 personas fueron entrevistadas; personas de sexo masculino tenían menor proporción de consulta médica (66,6%) y buscaban menos atención médica (17,6%). Entre los residentes en región Norte, 69,1% acudió a consulta médica. 16,5% de las personas con menor nivel educativo obtuvieron medicamentos mediante el Programa de Farmacia Popular. Conclusión: los resultados refuerzan las inequidades en uso y acceso a servicios de salud en Brasil y la necesidad de monitorear indicadores para orientar políticas de salud.

Objective: to describe the access to and utilization of health services among the Brazilian population according to sociodemographic characteristics, based on the 2019 National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde - PNS). Methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study based on a PNS sample; the prevalence and respective confidence intervals of data stratified by sex, schooling, age and national macro-region of residence were calculated; data were analyzed using Stata software version 16.1. Results: a total of 293,725 individuals were interviewed; males showed lower proportion of medical consultations (66.6%) and were less likely to seek care (17.6%); among those living in the North region, 69.1% had medical consultations; 16.5% of individuals with low level of education obtained medication through the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program. Conclusion: the results reinforce iniquities in access to and utilization of health services, in addition to the need for monitoring indicators in order to guide health policies in Brazil.