The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

This study addresses an important gap in the research literature by examining associations between implementation of an arguably higher quality model of PHC and hospitalizations and mortality in Brazilian municipalities between 2000 and 2014

  • Pesquisador de Economia da Saúde do IEPS

  • Diretor de Pesquisa do IEPS e Professor da EAESP-FGV

  • Imperial College London

  • Imperial College London

13 de agosto de 2021

atualizado em 2 de maio de 2024

  • Pesquisador de Economia da Saúde do IEPS

  • Diretor de Pesquisa do IEPS e Professor da EAESP-FGV

  • Imperial College London

  • Imperial College London

13 de agosto de 2021

atualizado em 2 de maio de 2024

v. 4, 100034
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SUMMARY – Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health professionals and integrated community health workers (CHWs) was associated with reductions in hospitalizations and mortality beyond benefits derived from increasing
access.

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