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Health service accessibility and service users' position in the social space in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2006: a
Daiane Celestino Melo1, Ligia Maria Vieira-da-Silva1, Alcione Brasileiro Oliveira Cunha1
1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Objective:
To analyze association between social position and access to health services.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study carried out in primary health care centers in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, where a project for improving accessibility was implemented. Pearson's chi-square test and logistic regression were used.
Results:
467 users took part in the study, 75.6% had not finished high school; 78.7% had <2 minimum wages; 51.8% had intermediate/qualified occupations. Low income was associated with starting to queue at the health care center the night before or before 8 a.m. (odds ratio = 2.09 - 95%CI 1.13;3.87) and spending more time scheduling an appointment (odds ratio = 2.13 - 95%CI 1.05;4.31). Having an elementary occupation was associated with face-to-face appointment scheduling (odds ratio = 1.68 - 95%CI 1.14;2.45). Education and social trajectory showed no significant association with use of health services.
Conclusion:
Social inequalities in access to health services remained after the intervention to improve accessibility.
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