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1394/2012 - INEQUALITIES IN DEATHS FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SMALL COUNTIES
DESIGUALDADES NA MORTALIDADE POR DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES EM PEQUENOS MUNICÍPIOS

Author:

• Cassia Regina Gotler Medeiros - Medeiros, C. R. G. - Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul - Centro Universitário Univates - <cassiargm@terra.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Tatiana Engel Gerhardt - Gerhardt, T.E. - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - <tatiana.gerhardt@ufrgs.br>
• Stela Nazareth Meneghel - Meneghel, S.N - Porto Alegre, RS - UFRGS - <stelameneghel@gmail.com> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7219-7178

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Abstract:

This ecological study aimed at identifying deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the counties covered by the 16th Region of the Health Department of Rio Grande do Sul (16a Regional de Saúde), from 2003 to 2007. It looked at differences among them, sex and age distribution and related the mean coefficient of mortality during the period to variables of socioeconomic factors, investment, coverage and access to health care, seeking to identify a few factors that might be significant to explain these differences. Correlation and multiple regression were analyzed. The results indicated that in counties with up to 5000 inhabitants the Family Health Strategy coverage may be a better protective factor than in larger municipalities, and the per capita income has less influence on mortality. A direct relationship was found between hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases and mortality, especially in the larger counties. Multiple regression showed health costs per inhabitant/year as the factor most closely related to increased mortality. It was concluded that the variables selected explain partially the differences in mortality caused by cardiovascular diseases in a group of counties with similar conditions of a regional health in southern Brazil.

Keywords:

Cardiovascular diseases Inequalities in health Health assessment Public health policies Local health systems Socioeconomic factors

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Medeiros, C. R. G., Gerhardt, T.E., Meneghel, S.N. INEQUALITIES IN DEATHS FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SMALL COUNTIES. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/inequalities-in-deaths-from-cardiovascular-disease-in-small-counties/10948?id=10948



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