This article asses the effect of More Doctors (Mais Médicos) Program (MDP) on the equality in the distribution of primary care physicians (PCPs) in Brazil. Spatial data analysis, Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient were used to evaluate the geographic...
The Zika epidemic brought to the scene the birth of children with unknown and unexpected needs that require a longitudinal monitoring in health, strengthening the bond, integrality and coordination of care, essential attributes of primary health car...
The aim of this article was to analyze if the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age is related to the biological conditions of their mothers, access to health services, the benefit of social programs and socioeconomic conditions. This i...
The existence of barriers in scheduled demand services results in a high rate of absenteeism. The objective of this manuscript is to present the main characteristics of the Online Scheduling System of the e-SUS PHC strategy in Brazil. The Online Sche...
The article addresses the impacts of armed violence, based on Primary Health Care, in a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. This is a qualitative exploratory study developed in two health services, with the objective of understanding the m...
This study analyzes the evolution of results related to the production of university hospitals (HUs) in Brazil belonging to the Brazilian Hospital Services Company (EBSERH), emphasizing results achieved before and after joining EBSERH. Monthly data o...
The objective was to assess adherence to voluntary agreements for sodium reduction firmed between the food industries and the Ministry of Health in Brazil and to compare their targets with the limit proposed in the Pan American Health Organization (P...
The study aims to compare the proportion of individuals classified as having high cardiovascular risk (CVR) in the Brazilian adult population, according to six different risk calculators, aiming to analyze the agreement between the measures. Cross-se...
