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0414/2024 - Perceived discrimination and evaluation of care in health services in Brazil
Autopercepção de discriminação e avaliação do atendimento em serviços de saúde no Brasil

Author:

• Paulo Victor Cesar de Albuquerque - Albuquerque, P.V.C - <albuquerque.pvc@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5066-8776

Co-author(s):

• María del Pilar Flores-Quispe - Flores-Quispe, M.del.P - <mariadelpilarfloresq@hotmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-7350
• Elaine Tomasi - Tomasi, E - <tomasiet@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-6044


Abstract:

The aim of this article was to describe the prevalence of perceived discrimination and to identify associations with sociodemographic factors and the evaluation of care in health services in Brazil. This study used datathe 2013 National Health Survey and data44.001 adults were analyzed. The prevalence of discrimination in health services was 11.4% (95% CI 10,8 – 12,0). Discrimination was significantly higher in women (12.2%), in people with yellow skin color or indigenous people (13.3%), in those who lived with a partner (11.9%), among those with lower economic status (13,6%), in those who had poor health perception (21,7%) and shortest time since the last medical consultation (12,2%). Higher prevalence of discrimination was observed in the groups that rated the service as “regular, bad or very bad” regarding the characteristics of medical care, the reception at the health service and the waiting time to be attended. Discrimination can be associated with worse health outcomes and perceptions about the quality of health care. Discrimination in health services must be seen as a public health problem that needs actions to combat it, aiming to guarantee the quality of health care, especially in vulnerable groups.

Keywords:

Discrimination; Health services; Health surveys

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Albuquerque, P.V.C, Flores-Quispe, M.del.P, Tomasi, E. Perceived discrimination and evaluation of care in health services in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/Dec). [Citado em 14/03/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/perceived-discrimination-and-evaluation-of-care-in-health-services-in-brazil/19462



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