Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy
INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian National Health System may reduce inequalities in access to health services through strategies that can reach those most in need with no access to care services. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the use of health service by children aged 5 to 9 years in...
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| author | Adriana Xavier de Santiago Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha Barreto Ana Cecília Silveira Lins Sucupira José Wellington de Oliveira Lima Luiz Odorico Monteiro de Andrade |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian National Health System may reduce inequalities in access to health services through strategies that can reach those most in need with no access to care services. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the use of health service by children aged 5 to 9 years in the city of Sobral, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. RESULTS: Only 558 (17.0%) children used health care services in the 30 days preceding this survey. Children with any health condition (OR = 3.90) who were frequent attenders of primary care strategy of organization (the Family Health Strategy, FHS) (OR = 1.81) and living in the city's urban area (OR = 1.51) were more likely to use health services. Almost 80% of children used FHS as their referral care service. Children from poorer families and with easier access to services were more likely to be FHS users. CONCLUSION: The study showed that access to health services has been relatively equitable through the FHS, a point of entry to the local health system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b5cb80da21d40f5b31e99af354cffab2022-12-22T00:29:03ZengAssociação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde ColetivaRevista Brasileira de Epidemiologia1980-54972014-01-0117suppl 2395210.1590/1809-4503201400060004S1415-790X2014000600039Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health StrategyAdriana Xavier de SantiagoIvana Cristina de Holanda Cunha BarretoAna Cecília Silveira Lins SucupiraJosé Wellington de Oliveira LimaLuiz Odorico Monteiro de AndradeINTRODUCTION: The Brazilian National Health System may reduce inequalities in access to health services through strategies that can reach those most in need with no access to care services. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the use of health service by children aged 5 to 9 years in the city of Sobral, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. RESULTS: Only 558 (17.0%) children used health care services in the 30 days preceding this survey. Children with any health condition (OR = 3.90) who were frequent attenders of primary care strategy of organization (the Family Health Strategy, FHS) (OR = 1.81) and living in the city's urban area (OR = 1.51) were more likely to use health services. Almost 80% of children used FHS as their referral care service. Children from poorer families and with easier access to services were more likely to be FHS users. CONCLUSION: The study showed that access to health services has been relatively equitable through the FHS, a point of entry to the local health system.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000600039&lng=en&tlng=enDeterminantes sociais de saúdeServiços de saúde/utilizaçãoAcesso aos serviços de saúdeEquidadeSaúde da FamíliaServiços de Saúde da Criança |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Xavier de Santiago Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha Barreto Ana Cecília Silveira Lins Sucupira José Wellington de Oliveira Lima Luiz Odorico Monteiro de Andrade Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia Determinantes sociais de saúde Serviços de saúde/utilização Acesso aos serviços de saúde Equidade Saúde da Família Serviços de Saúde da Criança |
| title | Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy |
| title_full | Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy |
| title_fullStr | Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy |
| title_short | Equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of Brazil: a result of Family Health Strategy |
| title_sort | equitable access to health services for children aged 5 to 9 in a medium city of northeasth of brazil a result of family health strategy |
| topic | Determinantes sociais de saúde Serviços de saúde/utilização Acesso aos serviços de saúde Equidade Saúde da Família Serviços de Saúde da Criança |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000600039&lng=en&tlng=en |
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