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0211/2025 - Hospitalizations for Primary Care-Sensitive Conditions in Brazil from 2000 to 2022: Trends and Challenges
Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária no Brasil no período de 2000 a 2022: tendências e desafios

Author:

• Suelen Carlos de Oliveira - Oliveira, SC - <suelen.c.oliveira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-2341

Co-author(s):

• Lucia de Fátima Nascimento de Queiroz - Queiroz, LFN - <lfnqueiroz@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-349X
• Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade - Andrade, CLT - <carla.andrade@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-0917
• Mariana Vercesi de Albuquerque - Albuquerque, MV - <mariana.albuquerque@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0763-6357
• Luciana Dias de Lima - Lima, LD - <luciana.dias@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-8387
• Elzo Pereira Pinto Junior - Pinto Junior, EP - <elzo.junior@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6977-2071
• Roberta Gondim de Oliveira - Oliveira, RG - <robertagondim@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8408-6427
• Eduarda Ferreira dos Anjos - Anjos, EF - <eduarda.anjos@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4322-236X
• Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr - Kerr, LRFS - <ligiakerr@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-408X
• Cristiani Vieira Machado - Machado, CV - <cristiani.machado@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-0301


Abstract:

The evolution of hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 was analyzed, highlighting national trends and the impact of COVID-19. This is an ecological and longitudinal study using data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). The study analyzed ACSC rates and their proportion of total hospitalizations, considering estimated population, regional and state distribution, and age groups. A total of 56,308,152 ACSC were recorded during the period, corresponding to 20.8% of hospitalizations in the country. There was a reduction in ACSC rates per 10,000 inhabitants and in the proportion of total hospitalizations, with stagnation between 2015-2019. Most states and regions saw a reduction, with the largest decreases in the North, Northeast, and Center-West regions. Regarding age groups, there was a reduction in ACSC during the period, with an increase during the pandemic among the most vulnerable groups, along with changes in the pattern of causes. During the pandemic, rates decreased between 2020-2021, only to rise again in 2022. The importance of policies ensuring comprehensive and continuous access to the Family Health Strategy in Brazil is highlighted, especially for vulnerable groups, as well as the need for continuous investment to prevent disruptions in care and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

Keywords:

Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, Family Health Strategy, Brazilian Unified Health System, Brazil.

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Hospitalizations for Primary Care-Sensitive Conditions in Brazil from 2000 to 2022: Trends and Challenges


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Oliveira, SC, Queiroz, LFN, Andrade, CLT, Albuquerque, MV, Lima, LD, Pinto Junior, EP, Oliveira, RG, Anjos, EF, Kerr, LRFS, Machado, CV. Hospitalizations for Primary Care-Sensitive Conditions in Brazil from 2000 to 2022: Trends and Challenges. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Jun). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/hospitalizations-for-primary-caresensitive-conditions-in-brazil-from-2000-to-2022-trends-and-challenges/19687



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