Atualização intercensitária de estratificação de municípios brasileiros para avaliação de desempenho em saúde, 2015

Abstract

Objective: to describe updating of stratification of the Brazilian municipalities in order to evaluate health performance. Methods: this was a descriptive and methodological study with stratification of municipalities according to population size and conditions influencing health management, using data from the intercensal period (2015) and showing classification variations compared with the census period (2010); the original data on demographic characteristics, funding capacity and population purchasing power were adjusted for the year 2015 based on a baseline study conducted with census data. Results: some 15% of the municipalities were reclassified in the intercensal period, with the main factors of change being the conditions influencing health management. Conclusion: the need for intercensal updating of this form of classification was confirmed, given that the socioeconomic conditions of the municipalities vary in the five-year period; Primary Health performance evaluation should consider updated stratifications that include management conditions for the purpose of classification.

Pharmaceutical Services Management Capacity and the Municipal Socioeconomic Scenario: Persistent Inequalities

“…Population size is often used to stratify Brazilian municipalities in studies in the health area [41]. Municipalities were considered small when presented population smaller than 20,000 inhabitants (70.4% of Brazilian municipalities); medium size, between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabitants (24.5%); and, large, with a population larger than 100,000 inhabitants (5.1%) [42].…”