Social and demographic profile of Unified Health System users in a medium-sized city of southern Brazil
Braz. j. oral sci
;
11(1): 67-71, jan.-mar. 2012. ilus
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
The use of health services is a complex behavior and results from a series of determinantsthat includes the users social and demographic characteristics. The current survey interprets thesocial and demographic profile of Unified Health System (UHS; SUS in Portuguese) users fromPelotas RS Brazil, which was conducted by interviews with 333 users from five Health Basic Units(HBUs).Methods:
The social and demographic characterization was deployed by the variablessex, age, occupation, city/town or district of origin, number of family members, use of continuousmedication, diseases and family income.Results:
HBU users were mostly women (82.4%),within the 30-40-year-old age range (21.4%), housewives (36.3%) from Pelotas (96.2%) andfrom the district of Fragata (26.1%). Families of users comprise mostly two to four members(66.6%), with an income of one to two minimum wages (66.2%). Fifty-one percent of theinterviewees do not use continuous medication, while hypertension was the most cited disease(51.8%).Conclusions:
An understanding of HBU users characteristics and their associatedsocial and demographic context may contribute towards a better reception and may confirm theUHS contribution towards universality and equality of public health care.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Condiciones Sociales
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Sistema Único de Salud
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Perfil de Salud
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Brasil
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Federal University of Pelotas/BR
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