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Access to medicines for chronic diseases in Brazil: a multidimensional approach

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the access to medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Brazil according to socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related factors, from a multidimensional perspective. METHODS Analysis of data from the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use o...

Free access to medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the free access to medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases in the Brazilian population, according to demographic and socioeconomic factors. We also analyzed the most used pharmacological groups, according to funding source: free-of-charge or out-of-pocket paid. ME...

Factors associated with low adherence to medicine treatment for chronic diseases in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with low adherence to drug treatment for chronic diseases in Brazil. METHODS Analysis of data from Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM - Brazilian Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Ratio...

Use of and access to oral and injectable contraceptives in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of current use of oral and injectable contraceptives by Brazilian women, according to demographic and socioeconomic variables and issues related to access to those medicines. METHODS A cross-sectional, population-based analytical study with probability sam...

Access to and use of high blood pressure medications in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the access to and use of medicines for high blood pressure among the Brazilian population according to social and demographic conditions. METHODS Analysis of data from Pesquisa Nacional Sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM –...

Impact of a dental care program on the quality of life of children with and without caries

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of the caries treatment provided by a dental care program on changes in schoolchildren's OHRQoL. A one-year follow-up was conducted with a sample of 372 children aged 8 to 10 years which were clinically examined and divided into...

Evolución de la demanda ambulatoria del sector público de la ciudad de Corrientes en el período 1991-2013
Evolution of public sector demand ambulatory City Corrientes in the period 1991-2013

La estrategia de atención primaria de la salud (APS) promueve fuertemente el rol del primer nivel de atención (PNA) como puerta de entrada al sistema; siendo su utilización un indicador de importancia que tiene dentro del sistema. A fin de evaluar la tendencia y distribución de demanda ambulatoria de...

Acesso aos medicamentos para tratamento da doença de Alzheimer fornecidos pelo Sistema Único de Saúde em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Resumo: Avaliou-se as barreiras de acesso ao tratamento da doença de Alzheimer com base nos processos administrativos de medicamentos inibidores da colinesterase (IChE), enviados à Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais, Brasil, entre 2012 e 2013. Utilizando-se informações de 165 processos se...

Consultório na Rua em uma capital do Nordeste brasileiro: o olhar de pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade social

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a estratégia do Consultório na Rua em Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil, com base na perspectiva de seus usuários. Pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, cujo cenário foram os campos de atuação da estratégia Consultório na Rua em Maceió, Alagoas. Os sujeitos da pes...