From: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998–2008
Variable | Unstandardized Concentration Index (CI) | Horizontal inequity index (HI) | ||||||
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1998 | 2003 | 2008 | % change | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | % change | |
1998 to 2008 | 1998 to 2008 | |||||||
Doctor visit (12 months) | 0.0500 (0.0011) | 0.0400 (0.0021) | 0.0330 (0.0016) | −51.52 | 0.0642 (0.0011) | 0.0444 (0.0021) | 0.0357 (0.0018) | −79.83 |
Hospitalization (12 months) | −0.0810 (0.0043) | −0.0530 (0.0051) | −0.0430 (0.0051) | 88.37 | −0.0430 (0.0043) | −0.0263 (0.0049) | −0.0127 (0.0049) | 238.58 |
Usual source of care | 0.0290 (0.0010) | 0.0070 (0.0025) | 0.0040 (0.0021) | −625.00 | 0.0323 (0.0010) | 0.0079 (0.0025) | 0.0039 (0.0029) | −728.21 |
Any healthcare service-use (2 weeks) | 0.0660 (0.0032) | 0.0440 (0.0047) | 0.0440 (0.0042) | −50.00 | 0.1019 (0.0032) | 0.0651 (0.0047) | 0.0648 (0.0045) | −57.25 |
Dental visit (12 months) | 0.2180 (0.0019) | 0.1780 (0.0032) | 0.1390 (0.0028) | −56.83 | 0.2308 (0.0018) | 0.1943 (0.0032) | 0.1514 (0.0029) | −52.44 |