2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011000500005
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Abstract: The aim was to describe healthcare utilization by adults in a Brazilian city. The outcomes were medical appointments in the previous month and use of public (Unified National Health System -SUS)

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“…Women aged 20 to 29 years old had a lower probability of not having a medical consultation, which confirms the findings of other studies 8 , 14 , 16 . Chronic noncommunicable diseases are more prevalent in elderly individuals, 16 , 17 which requires greater intensity of medical care.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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“…Women aged 20 to 29 years old had a lower probability of not having a medical consultation, which confirms the findings of other studies 8 , 14 , 16 . Chronic noncommunicable diseases are more prevalent in elderly individuals, 16 , 17 which requires greater intensity of medical care.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…In 2003, a study that enrolled 1,022 women aged 20 to 60 years showed that those enrolled in economic classes C, D, and E, with lower schooling and lower income, showed less use of health services, evidencing iniquities among the most vulnerable population 7 . In turn, another study carried out in 2007 with 1,098 individuals of both genders, aged 20–69 years old, showed that the participants in the intermediate categories of income, schooling, and economic class sought fewer health services, suggesting advances in the local health system in relation to the neediest populations 8 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results of a population-based study conducted in the municipality of São Leopoldo, RS, in 2011, indicated that of the 1,098 respondents, 56.7% (95%CI 53.8;59.7) had not had a medical consultation in the last 30 days. 8 Another study by the same author and in the same data collection site indicated that 15.4% (95%CI 13.2;17.5) had not had a medical consultation in the 12 months prior to the interview, 13 demonstrating that the prevalence of not having a medical consultation in the municipality of Rio Grande was significantly higher. However, when considering the national context, the reality of the municipality studied reflects progress with increased accessibility to physicians: the percentage of Brazilians who did not use medical services in the 12 months prior to the survey fell from 44.8% in 1998 to 28.7% in 2013.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…7 Factors indicated to explain why adults and elderly people do not consult with physicians include the following: being male, less educated and family income. 8,9 A meta-analysis conducted in 2017 found that medical consultation frequency in the last year was 71%. 10 Other national studies with adults found similar results for having had a medical consultation in the last year, ranging between 64.8% and 74.2%.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…39 Na população em geral grupos com menor escolaridade possuem piores condições de saúde 40 e realizam menos consultas médicas do que aqueles com mais anos de estudo. 41 Os serviços de saúde que utilizassem programas de promoção à saúde demonstrariam maior interesse neste grupo da população, os idosos.…”
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