Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil
Abstract Health counseling is a prevention and health promotion action, especially in the context of a pandemic, for both preventing disease and maintaining health. Inequalities may affect receipt of health counseling. The aim was to provide an overview of the prevalence of receiving counseling and...
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| author | Juliana Quadros Santos Rocha Rinelly Pazinato Dutra Yohana Pereira Vieira Suele Manjourany Silva Duro Mirelle de Oliveira Saes |
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| description | Abstract Health counseling is a prevention and health promotion action, especially in the context of a pandemic, for both preventing disease and maintaining health. Inequalities may affect receipt of health counseling. The aim was to provide an overview of the prevalence of receiving counseling and to analyze income inequality in the receipt of health counseling. Methods: This was a cross-sectional telephone survey study with individuals aged 18 years or older with diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19 using RT-PCR testing between December 2020 and March 2021. They were asked about receipt of health counseling. Inequalities were assessed using the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Concentration Index (CIX) measures. We used the Chi-square test to assess the distribution of outcomes according to income. Adjusted analyses were performed using Poisson regression with robust variance adjustment. Results: A total of 2919 individuals were interviewed. Low prevalence of health counseling by healthcare practitioner was found. Participants with higher incomes were 30% more likely to receive more counseling. Conclusions: These results serve as a basis for aggregating public health promotion policies, in addition to reinforcing health counseling as a multidisciplinary team mission to promote greater health equity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d1fc458d9d4b6488ce7893f05e1c152023-06-11T11:27:55ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582023-06-012311910.1186/s12889-023-15914-2Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern BrazilJuliana Quadros Santos Rocha0Rinelly Pazinato Dutra1Yohana Pereira Vieira2Suele Manjourany Silva Duro3Mirelle de Oliveira Saes4Postgraduate Programme in Health sciences, Federal University of Rio GrandePostgraduate Programme in Public Health, Federal University of Rio GrandePostgraduate Programme in Health sciences, Federal University of Rio GrandePostgraduate Programme in Nursing, Federal University of PelotasPostgraduate Programme in Health sciences, Federal University of Rio GrandeAbstract Health counseling is a prevention and health promotion action, especially in the context of a pandemic, for both preventing disease and maintaining health. Inequalities may affect receipt of health counseling. The aim was to provide an overview of the prevalence of receiving counseling and to analyze income inequality in the receipt of health counseling. Methods: This was a cross-sectional telephone survey study with individuals aged 18 years or older with diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19 using RT-PCR testing between December 2020 and March 2021. They were asked about receipt of health counseling. Inequalities were assessed using the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and Concentration Index (CIX) measures. We used the Chi-square test to assess the distribution of outcomes according to income. Adjusted analyses were performed using Poisson regression with robust variance adjustment. Results: A total of 2919 individuals were interviewed. Low prevalence of health counseling by healthcare practitioner was found. Participants with higher incomes were 30% more likely to receive more counseling. Conclusions: These results serve as a basis for aggregating public health promotion policies, in addition to reinforcing health counseling as a multidisciplinary team mission to promote greater health equity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15914-2CounselingDisparities in health levelsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Quadros Santos Rocha Rinelly Pazinato Dutra Yohana Pereira Vieira Suele Manjourany Silva Duro Mirelle de Oliveira Saes Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil BMC Public Health Counseling Disparities in health levels COVID-19 |
| title | Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil |
| title_full | Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil |
| title_short | Inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after COVID-19 in southern Brazil |
| title_sort | inequalities in the receipt of healthcare practitioner counseling for adults after covid 19 in southern brazil |
| topic | Counseling Disparities in health levels COVID-19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15914-2 |
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