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Table 2 Descriptive and bivariate analysis of the health variables by percentages of usual source of care (USC)

From: The effect of the Family Health Strategy on usual source of care in Brazil: data from the 2013 National Health Survey (PNS 2013)

 

Usual source of care N = 60.202

Types of usual source of care N = 60.202

Characteristics

Total

Any (% of total)

None (% of total)

χ2 p value

Primary Health Care provider (% of total)

χ2 p value

Private Provider (% of total)

χ2 p value

Not emergency care (% of total)

χ2 p value

Emergency room/urgent care

χ2 p value

Health Variables

Self-Report of Health Status

 Fair/poor

32,24

74,68

25.32

0.60

42,14

0.00

11,52

0.00

64,18

0.00

10,50

0.00

 Excellent/very good/good

67,76

74,34

25.66

 

32,41

 

20,31

 

60,78

 

13,56

 

Reporting of chronic disease

 No

64,66

72,21

27.79

0.00

34,60

0.00

16,32

0.00

59,60

0.00

12,62

0.82

 Yes

35,34

78,55

21.45

 

37,27

 

19,58

 

66,05

 

12,50

 

Reporting of two or more chronic

 No

87,29

73,60

26.40

0.00

35,12

0.00

17,24

0.02

61,19

0.00

12,41

0.08

 Yes

12,71

80,29

19.71

 

38,50

 

19,09

 

66,60

 

13,68

 

Enrolled in private insurance (PI)

 No

73,6

73,18

26.82

0.00

44,95

0.00

6,54

0.00

61,86

0.96

11,31

0.00

 Yes

26,4

78,01

21.99

 

9,33

 

47,96

 

61,91

 

16,09

 

Enrolled in the Family Health Strategy (FHS)

 No

45,39

71,62

28.38

0.00

23,18

0.00

24,86

0.00

56,11

0.00

15,51

0.00

 Yes

54,61

76,80

23.20

 

45,82

 

11,34

 

66,67

 

10,13

 

Level of enrollment FHS

 Not enrolled

45,39

71,62

28.38

0.00

23,18

0.00

24,86

0.00

56,11

0.00

15,51

0.00

 Incipient

20,41

75,23

24.77

 

40,20

 

13,96

 

63,33

 

11,89

 

 Consolidated

34,20

77,74

22.26

 

49,18

 

9,77

 

68,65

 

9,08

 

Type of health care coverage

 No FHS, no PI

29,09

68,09

31.91

0.00

33,55

0.00

9,44

0.00

53,46

0.00

14,62

0.00

 Only FHS

44,51

76,50

23.50

 

52,40

 

4,65

 

67,35

 

9,15

 

 FHS and PI

10,10

78,11

21.89

 

16,84

 

40,80

 

63,63

 

14,48

 

 Only PI

16,30

77,94

22.26

 

4,67

 

53,39

 

60,85

 

17,09

 
  1. P values from Pearson χ2 tests; FHS = Family Health Strategy; PI = private health insurance; Incipient FHS = enrollment for less than 1 year or did not have regular visits by community health worker in the last year; Consolidated FHS = enrollment for 1 year or more and with regular visits by community health worker in the last year