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Table 1 Summary statistics for dependent variables

From: Persistent inequalities in health care services utilisation in Brazil (1998–2019)

 

1998 (N = 215,283)

2003 (N = 252,1087)

2008 (N = 263,902)

2013 (N = 57,195)

2019 (N = 83,927)

Variable

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

Any doctor visit in the past year

123,688

57.4

(56.9–57.9)

162,363

64.4

(64–64.8)

184,467

69.9

(69.5–70.2)

42,496

74.3

(73.6–74.9)

67,813

80.8

(80.4–81.3)

Hospitalisation in the past year (excluding labour and delivery)

14,006

6.5

(6.3–6.6)

16,387

6.5

(6.4–6.7)

17,681

6.7

(6.6–6.9)

3,432

6.0

(5.7–6.3)

5,455

6.5

(6.2–6.9)

Any surgery in the last year

4,310

2.0

(1.9–2.1)

5,799

2.3

(2.2–2.3)

6,070

2.3

(2.3–2.4)

1,373

2.4

(2.2–2.6)

2,518

3.0

(2.7–3.3)

Use of Pap smears in the past three years (women aged 25–59 years)

   

63,606

73.6

(73.1–74.1)

73,228

79.1

(78.7–79.6)

17,809

79.9

(78.9–80.8)

23,684

82.3

(81.6–83)

Use of mammograms in the past two years (women aged 50–69 years)

   

12,151

44.8

(44.1–45.6)

16,953

53.2

(52.5–53.9)

4,546

54.3

(52.5–56.2)

8,464

58.3

(56.9–59.6)

  1. The findings presented include the mean prevalence for all outcome variables, including the number of observations (n), percentage (%), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). N refers to the total sample of the adult population 18 years and older corresponding to the sample size of the first three outcomes. The total sample of the outcome variables including “use of Pap smear in the past three years” and “use of mammogram in the past two years” includes only women who are eligible for these screening tests based on guidelines from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The number of observations for women 25–59 years of age include n = 86,421 (2003), n = 92,577 (2008), n = 22,289 (2013), and n = 28,778 (2019). The number of observations for women 50–69 years of age include n = 27,123 (2003), n = 31,866 (2008), n = 8,372 (2013), and n = 14,518 (2019). The outcome variable listed as “hospitalisation in the last year” excludes admissions for labour and delivery, both for a vaginal birth and Caesarean sections
  2. Sources: PNAD 1998, 2003, and 2008, PNS 2013 and 2019, and the authors’ calculations
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