Title |
Prevalência de utilização de serviços de saúde no Brasil: revisão sistemática e metanálise
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, July 2017
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742017000300016 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Maria Elizete de Almeida Araújo, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Taís Freire Galvão, Maurício Gomes Pereira, Maria Elizete de Almeida Araújo, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Taís Freire Galvão, Maurício Gomes Pereira |
Abstract |
to analyze the prevalence of use of health services in Brazil. systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cross-sectional studies; MEDLINE, EMBASE, other sources, and microdata of surveys were searched; two researchers selected the studies, extracted the data and assessed methodological quality to include in the meta-analysis. from 1,979 retrieved references, 27 studies were included; the prevalence of medical visits in the previous year was 71% (confidence interval of 95% [95%CI] = 69; 73%; I2=99%); the proportion of women in each study (p=0.001; R2=25%) and the recall period (p>0.001; R2= 72%) contributed to the heterogeneity; prevalence of dental consultation was 37% (95%CI = 32; 42%; I2=100%), and of hospitalization, 10% (95%CI = 9; 11%; I2=98%), in the last year. more than half of the population had at least one medical visit, about one-third had a dental consultation and a tenth was hospitalized in the previous year. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 42 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 12 | 29% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 2% |
Other | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 15 | 36% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 31% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 14% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 7% |
Unknown | 17 | 40% |