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Table 2 Prevalence of healthcare utilization, by type of health service and sex. Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013a

From: Inequities in Healthcare utilization: results of the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013

 

Male (n = 25,920) % (95 % CI)b

Female (n = 34,282) % (95 % CI)b

Total (n = 60,202) % (95 % CI)b

Last physician visit

 <12 months

65.5 (64.4–66.6)

82.0 (81.2–82.7)

74.2 (73.5–74.9)

 >=1 year and <2 years

14.6 (13.9–15.4)

10.1 (9.6–10.7)

12.2 (11.8–12.7)

 >=2 years and <3 years

6.1 (5.6–6.7)

3.1 (2.8–3.5)

4.5 (4.2–4.8)

 >=3 years

12.7 (11.9–13.4)

4.5 (4.1–4.9)

8.3 (7.9–8.8)

 Never

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

Last dentist visit

 <12 months

40.6 (39.4–41.8)

47.8 (46.8–48.9)

44.4 (43.6–45.2)

 >=1 year and <2 years

19.3 (18.4–20.1)

19.3 (18.5–20.0)

19.3 (18.7–19.8)

 >=2 years and <3 years

9.7 (9.1–10.3)

8.2 (7.7–8.7)

8.9 (8.5–9.3)

 >=3 years

26.1 (25.1–27.1)

22.3 (21.5–23.1)

24.1 (23.4–24.8)

 Never

4.4 (4.0–4.8)

2.4 (2.1–2.7)

3.3 (3.1–3.6)

Last blood pressure check

 <6 months

62.6 (61.5–63.6)

72.4 (71.5–73.3)

67.8 (67.1–68.5)

 >= 6 months and <1 year

13.4 (12.7–14.2)

12.5 (11.9–13.2)

12.9 (12.4–13.5)

 >=1 year and <2 years

9.5 (9.0–10.2)

7.6 (7.2–8.1)

8.5 (8.2–8.9)

 >=2 years and <3 years

3.5 (3.1–3.9)

2.2 (2.0–2.5)

2.8 (2.6–3.0)

 >=3 years

6.6 (6.1–7.2)

3.5 (3.2–3.9)

5.0 (4.7–5.3)

 Never

4.3 (3.9–4.8)

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

3.0 (2.7–3.2)

Last blood glucose check

 <6 months

34.3 (33.2–35.3)

45.6 (44.6–46.6)

40.3 (39.5–41.1)

 >= 6 months and <1 year

16.2 (15.4–17.1)

18.1 (17.4–18.9)

17.2 (16.7–17.8)

 >=1 year and <2 years

15.1 (14.3–15.9)

15.3 (14.6–15.9)

15.2 (14.7–15.7)

 >=2 years and <3 years

6.3 (5.8–6.8)

5.0 (4.6–5.4)

5.6 (5.3–5.9)

 >=3 years

12.4 (11.7–13.1)

8.2 (7.7–8.8)

10.2 (9.7–10.6)

 Never

15.8 (14.9–16.7)

7.8 (7.3–8.3)

11.5 (11.0–12.1)

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. aSample of subjects with 18+ years old that answered the ‘Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde’ individual questionnaire in 2013
  2. bPrevalence (%) and 95 % Confidence Interval (CI), considering the complex sample design