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0368/2025 - Evolution of inequalities and inequities in the use of health services by older adults in Rio Grande do Sul: Evidence for the period 1998-2019
Evolução das desigualdades e iniquidades na utilização de serviços de saúde de adultos mais velhos no Rio Grande do Sul: Evidências para o período 1998-2019

Author:

• Lívia Madeira Triaca - Triaca, LM - <liviamtriaca@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-6554

Co-author(s):

• Anderson Moreira Aristides dos Santos - Santos, A.M.A - <anderson.santos@feac.ufal.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-8665
• Cesar Augusto Oviedo Tejada - Tejada, CAO - <cesaroviedotejada@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-5563


Abstract:

Objective: To analyze inequalities and inequities in the use of health services by older adults (50 years or older) in Rio Grande do Sul, in the period 1998-2019. Methods: Analyzes were carried out for four outcomes – medical consultations, dental consultations, hospitalizations and mammography examination – through the calculation of the concentration index and the horizontal index, and used data from the National Household Sample Survey and the National Health Survey. Results: The evolution of the indices shows that there has been a decrease in health care inequities for medical consultations and mammography, however, inequities have increased for dental visits, showing that the benefits were greater for the richer population. Conclusion: Public policies should focus not only on increasing access but also on reducing disparities, especially for mammography and dental consultations, which present significant inequities.

Keywords:

Health Services; measurement of health inequalities; elderly.

Content:

Evolution of inequalities and inequities in the use of health services by older adults in Rio Grande do Sul: Evidence for the period 1998-2019


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Triaca, LM, Santos, A.M.A, Tejada, CAO. Evolution of inequalities and inequities in the use of health services by older adults in Rio Grande do Sul: Evidence for the period 1998-2019. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Oct). [Citado em 28/01/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/evolution-of-inequalities-and-inequities-in-the-use-of-health-services-by-older-adults-in-rio-grande-do-sul-evidence-for-the-period-19982019/19844?id=19844&id=19844



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