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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Bianca-
dc.contributor.authorHENS, Niel-
dc.contributor.authorGusso, Gustavo-
dc.contributor.authorLagaert, Susan-
dc.contributor.authorMacinko, James-
dc.contributor.authorWillems , Sara-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-24T14:08:13Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-24T14:08:13Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.date.submitted2022-03-10T13:55:22Z-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (3) (Art N° 1829)-
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1942/36988-
dc.description.abstract(1) Background: Brazil has a universal public healthcare system, but individuals can still opt to buy private health insurance and/or pay out-of-pocket for healthcare. Past research suggests that Brazilians make combined use of public and private services, possibly causing double costs. This study aims to describe this dual use and assess its relationship with socioeconomic status (SES). (2) Methods: We calculated survey-weighted population estimates and descriptive statistics, and built a survey-weighted logistic regression model to explore the effect of SES on dual use of healthcare, including demographic characteristics and other variables related to healthcare need and use as additional explanatory variables using data from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey. (3) Results: An estimated 39,039,016 (n = 46,914; 18.6%) persons sought care in the two weeks before the survey, of which 5,576,216 were dual users (n = 6484; 14.7%). Dual use happened both in the direction of public to private (n = 4628; 67.3%), and of private to public (n = 1855; 32.7%). Higher income had a significant effect on dual use (p < 0.0001), suggesting a dose-response relationship, even after controlling for confounders. Significant effects were also found for region (p < 0.0001) and usual source of care (USC) (p < 0.0001). (4) Conclusion: A large number of Brazilians are seeking care from a source different than their regular system. Higher SES, region, and USC are associated factors, possibly leading to more health inequity. Due to its high prevalence and important implications, more research is warranted to illuminate the main causes of dual use.-
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received no external funding.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherMDPI-
dc.rights2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/)-
dc.subject.otherhealthcare use-
dc.subject.otherBrazil-
dc.subject.otherpublic health-
dc.subject.otherprivate healthcare-
dc.titleDual Use of Public and Private Health Care Services in Brazil-
dc.typeJournal Contribution-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.volume19-
local.bibliographicCitation.jcatA1-
dc.description.notesSilva, B (corresponding author), Univ Ghent, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, BE-9000 Ghent, Belgium.-
dc.description.notesbianca.silva@ugent.be; niel.hens@uhasselt.be; gustavo.gusso@usp.br;-
dc.description.notesSusan.Lagaert@UGent.be; jmacinko@g.ucla.edu; sara.willems@ugent.be-
local.publisher.placeST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND-
local.type.refereedRefereed-
local.type.specifiedArticle-
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr1829-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19031829-
dc.identifier.pmid35162852-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000756403700001-
dc.contributor.orcidHens, Niel/0000-0003-1881-0637-
local.provider.typewosris-
local.description.affiliation[Silva, Bianca; Lagaert, Susan; Willems, Sara] Univ Ghent, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, BE-9000 Ghent, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Hens, Niel] Hasselt Univ, Data Sci Inst DSI, I BioStat, BE-3500 Hasselt, Belgium.-
local.description.affiliation[Gusso, Gustavo] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo, Brazil.-
local.description.affiliation[Macinko, James] Univ Calif Angeles, Jonathan & Karin Fielding Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.-
local.uhasselt.internationalyes-
item.accessRightsOpen Access-
item.fulltextWith Fulltext-
item.validationecoom 2023-
item.contributorSilva, Bianca-
item.contributorHENS, Niel-
item.contributorGusso, Gustavo-
item.contributorLagaert, Susan-
item.contributorMacinko, James-
item.contributorWillems , Sara-
item.fullcitationSilva, Bianca; HENS, Niel; Gusso, Gustavo; Lagaert, Susan; Macinko, James & Willems , Sara (2022) Dual Use of Public and Private Health Care Services in Brazil. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (3) (Art N° 1829).-
crisitem.journal.issn1661-7827-
crisitem.journal.eissn1660-4601-
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