Characteristics of primary care and rates of pediatric hospitalizations in Brazil



Título del documento: Characteristics of primary care and rates of pediatric hospitalizations in Brazil
Revista: Revista de saude publica
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Número de sistema: 000535916
ISSN: 0034-8910
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Institucions: 1Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Programa de Pos graduação em Saúde Pública, São Luís. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Observatório de Recursos Humanos em Saúde, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
3Organização Pan Americana de Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal. Brasil
4Duke University, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina. Estados Unidos
5Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
6Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programas de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia e Enfermagem, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
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Volum: 54
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Resumen en inglés OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association among characteristics of primary health care center (PHCC) with hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions (PCSC) in Brazil. METHOD In this study, a cross-sectional ecological study was performed. This study analyzed the 27 capitals of Brazil’s federative units. Data were aggregated from the following open access databases: National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care, the Hospital Information System of Brazilian Unified Health System and Annual Population Census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Associations were estimated among characteristics of primary care with the number of three PCSC as the leading causes of hospitalization in children under-5 population in Brazil: asthma, diarrhea, and pneumonia. RESULTS In general, PHCC showed limited structural adequacy (37.3%) for pediatric care in Brazil. The capitals in South and Southeast regions had the best structure whereas the North and Northeast had the worst. Fewer PCSC hospitalizations were significantly associated with PHCC which presented appropriate equipment (RR: 0.98; 95%CI: 0.97–0.99), structural conditions (RR: 0.98; 95%CI: 0.97–0.99), and signage/identification of professionals and facilities (RR: 0.98; 95%CI: 0.97–0.99). Higher PCSC hospitalizations were significantly associated with PHCC with more physicians (RR: 1.23, 95%CI: 1.02–1.48), it forms (RR: 1.01, 95%CI: 1.01–1.02), and more medications (RR: 1.02, 95%CI: 1.01–1.03) CONCLUSION Infrastructural adequacy of PHCC was associated with less PCSC hospitalizations, while availability medical professional and medications were associated with higher PCSC hospitalizations.
Keyword: Primary Health Care,
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation,
Patient Admission,
Ecological Studies
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