Maria Elizete de Almeida Araújo1, Marcus Tolentino Silva2, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade3, Taís Freire Galvão4, Maurício Gomes Pereira5. 1. Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Faculdade de Medicina, Manaus-AM, Brasil. 3. Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Brasília-DF, Brasil. 4. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Campinas-SP, Brasil. 5. Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Medicina, Brasília-DF, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the prevalence of use of health services in Brazil. METHODS: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cross-sectional studies; MEDLINE, EMBASE, other sources, and microdata of surveys were searched; two researchers selected the studies, extracted the data and assessed methodological quality to include in the meta-analysis. RESULTS: from 1,979 retrieved references, 27 studies were included; the prevalence of medical visits in the previous year was 71% (confidence interval of 95% [95%CI] = 69; 73%; I2=99%); the proportion of women in each study (p=0.001; R2=25%) and the recall period (p>0.001; R2= 72%) contributed to the heterogeneity; prevalence of dental consultation was 37% (95%CI = 32; 42%; I2=100%), and of hospitalization, 10% (95%CI = 9; 11%; I2=98%), in the last year. CONCLUSION: more than half of the population had at least one medical visit, about one-third had a dental consultation and a tenth was hospitalized in the previous year.
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the prevalence of use of health services in Brazil. METHODS: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cross-sectional studies; MEDLINE, EMBASE, other sources, and microdata of surveys were searched; two researchers selected the studies, extracted the data and assessed methodological quality to include in the meta-analysis. RESULTS: from 1,979 retrieved references, 27 studies were included; the prevalence of medical visits in the previous year was 71% (confidence interval of 95% [95%CI] = 69; 73%; I2=99%); the proportion of women in each study (p=0.001; R2=25%) and the recall period (p>0.001; R2= 72%) contributed to the heterogeneity; prevalence of dental consultation was 37% (95%CI = 32; 42%; I2=100%), and of hospitalization, 10% (95%CI = 9; 11%; I2=98%), in the last year. CONCLUSION: more than half of the population had at least one medical visit, about one-third had a dental consultation and a tenth was hospitalized in the previous year.
Authors: Maria Elizete A Araujo; Marcus T Silva; Tais F Galvao; Bruno P Nunes; Mauricio G Pereira Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-11-03 Impact factor: 2.692