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Spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units in the state of Santa Catarina

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2014
OBJECTIVE To analyze the methodology used for assessing the spatial distribution of specialized cardiac care units. METHODS A modeling and simulation method was adopted for the practical application of cardiac care service in the state of Santa Catarina,
Silviana Cirino, Fabiana Santos Lima, Mirian Buss Gonçalves   +2 more
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Bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System for the most common types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Objective To analyze bed demand and occupancy within the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) for the main types of cancer in Brazil, from 2018 to 2021.
Mariana Araujo Neves Lima, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela   +1 more
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Economic evaluation of an active search system to monitor the outcomes of health-related claims

Einstein (São Paulo), 2020
Objective: Economic evaluation of a scientific advisory program with the Public Defenders Office to mitigate the impacts of the judicialization on health in the municipality, as well as the implementation of an active follow-up program to monitor health ...
Nayara Luiza Pereira Rodrigues, Victor Zaia, Joseval Martins Viana, Paulo Roberto do Nascimento, Erik Montagna   +4 more
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[Inequality in access to health care services. Policy recommendations aimed at achieving equity].

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2016
This article reveals the presence of inequalities in access to health care that may be considered unfair and avoidable. These inequalities are related to coverage of clinical needs, to the financial problems faced by families in completing medical ...
R. Urbanos-Garrido
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors associated with the use of dental services by older people in the city of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the use of dental services by older people living in São Paulo, Brazil.
Yan Nogueira Leite de Freitas, Cristian Arnecke Schröder, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Edigê Felipe de Sousa Santos, Moisés Goldbaum, Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar, Marília Cristina Prado Louvison   +6 more
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Health System Factors Constrain HIV Care Providers in Delivering High-Quality Care: Perceptions from a Qualitative Study of Providers in Western Kenya

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
The burden on health systems due to increased volume of patients with HIV continues to rapidly increase. The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of HIV care providers in a high patient volume HIV treatment and care program in eastern Africa.
Becky Genberg PhD, MPH, Juddy Wachira PhD, Catherine Kafu MSc, Ira Wilson MD, MSc, Beatrice Koech, Regina Kamene, Jacqueline Akinyi, Jennifer Knight MPH, Paula Braitstein PhD, Norma Ware PhD   +9 more
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An examination of socioeconomic equity in health experiences in six Latin American and Caribbean countries

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018
Objective. Most Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are working toward the provision of universal health coverage, and ensuring equity is a priority for those nations.
Jessica Greene, Frederico Guanais
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Looking at the bigger picture: effect of performance-based contracting of district health services on equity of access to maternal health services in Zambia

Health Policy and Planning, 2019
Zambia has been using output-based approaches for over two decades to finance whole or part of the public health system. Between 1996 and 2006, performance-based contracting (PBC) was implemented countrywide with the Central Board of Health (CBoH) as the
Collins Chansa, M. Mukanu, C. Chama-Chiliba, Mpuma Kamanga, N. Chikwenya, B. Bellows, N. Kuunibe   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adapting strategies to promote implementation reach and equity (ASPIRE) in school mental health services

Psychology in the schools (Print), 2021
Despite evidence that school mental health can enhance access to care for students from marginalized racial/ethnic groups, disparities remain in the appropriateness, quality, effectiveness, and outcomes of school mental health services.
Larissa M. Gaias, Kimberly T. Arnold, Freda F Liu, Michael D. Pullmann, Mylien T. Duong, Aaron R. Lyon   +5 more
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The effects of MCH insurance cards on improving equity in access and use of maternal and child health care services in Tanzania: a mixed methods analysis

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016
BackgroundInequity in access and use of child and maternal health services is impeding progress towards reduction of maternal mortality in low-income countries.
A. Kuwawenaruwa, G. Mtei, J. Baraka, Kassimu Tani   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source