Karen Sarmento Costa1, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares2, Sotero Serrate Mengue3, Marco Aurélio Pereira1, Deborah Carvalho Malta4, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva5. 1. Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos, Brasília-DF, Brasil. 2. Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Farmácia, Brasília-DF, Brasil. 3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Medicina Social, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. 4. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil. 5. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to describe the proportion of hypertensive and diabetic patients who reported getting medicines to control these diseases via the Brazilian People's Pharmacy Program, according to sociodemographic factors. METHODS: this was a population-based descriptive study using 2013 National Health Survey data on individuals aged over 18 years. RESULTS: around one third of hypertensive individuals (35.9%; 95%CI 34.1-37.7) and more than half of those with diabetes (57.4%; 95%CI 54.2-60.2%) had got at least one kind of medication via the Program, there being some differences between the country's regions. Among patients with diabetes, higher rates of getting medication were found in black people (69.4%; 95%CI 60.8-77.9) and those with less schooling (0-8 years) (63.9%; 95%CI 60.2-67.7), with no significant differences between age groups or sex. CONCLUSION: obtaining at least one kind of medication to treat hypertension and diabetes via the Program was high, especially among the underprivileged.
OBJECTIVE: to describe the proportion of hypertensive and diabeticpatients who reported getting medicines to control these diseases via the Brazilian People's Pharmacy Program, according to sociodemographic factors. METHODS: this was a population-based descriptive study using 2013 National Health Survey data on individuals aged over 18 years. RESULTS: around one third of hypertensive individuals (35.9%; 95%CI 34.1-37.7) and more than half of those with diabetes (57.4%; 95%CI 54.2-60.2%) had got at least one kind of medication via the Program, there being some differences between the country's regions. Among patients with diabetes, higher rates of getting medication were found in black people (69.4%; 95%CI 60.8-77.9) and those with less schooling (0-8 years) (63.9%; 95%CI 60.2-67.7), with no significant differences between age groups or sex. CONCLUSION: obtaining at least one kind of medication to treat hypertension and diabetes via the Program was high, especially among the underprivileged.
Authors: Karen Sarmento Costa; Noêmia Urruth Leão Tavares; José Miguel do Nascimento; Sotero Serrate Mengue; Juliana Álvares; Augusto Afonso Guerra; Francisco de Assis Acurcio; Orlando Mario Soeiro Journal: Rev Saude Publica Date: 2017-11-13 Impact factor: 2.106
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