Table 2 Descriptive analysis and PCA component loadings of structure of health services variables
Structure of health services average values (2012–2014) | Brazilian Regions | ANOVA across regions F value,Pr(> F) | PCA component loading | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil Median (IQR) | South Median (IQR) | Southeast Median (IQR) | Midwest Median (IQR) | Northeast Median (IQR) | North Median (IQR) | |||
Percentage of primary care teams within the municipality that schedule referrals to specialized health consultation | 95.00 (52.85–100.00) | 97.50 (60.00–100.00) | 97.75 (95.45–100.00) | 62.50 (40.00–93.94) | 60.00 (15.87–88.24) | 66.67 (20.00–93.33) | 205,505 < 0.001 | 0.454 |
Percentage of primary care teams using health information systems | 100.00 (96–100) | 97.50 (60.00–100.00) | 97.75 (95.45–100.00) | 62.5 (40.00–93.94) | 66.67 (20.00–93.33) | 60.00 (15.87–88.24) | 18,488 < 0.001 | 0.585 |
Percentage of primary care teams within the municipality that register the data of pregnant women receiving health care consultations | 99.35 (94.74–100.00) | 90.90 (89.19–100.00) | 99.12 (97.06–100.00) | 98.68 (94.45–100.00) | 100.00 (94.44–100.00) | 100.00 (96.43–100.00) | 9654 < 0.001 | 0.595 |
Percentage of primary care teams within the municipality that register the data of patients receiving dental consultations | 70.63 (40.00–85.77) | 75.00 (42.86–95.00) | 71.43 (45.65–85.77) | 50.00 (32.14–85.14) | 60.86 (43.75–80.56) | 57.14 (33.33–80.00) | 14,851 < 0.001 | 0.494 |
Percentage of primary care team within the municipality that deliver exams to pregnant women in a timely manner to conduct necessary interventions | 83.33 (56.25–94.94) | 91.39 (72.73–100.00) | 88.91 (71.43–95.44) | 81.82 (42.86–96.97) | 60.00 (40.00–78.12) | 66.67 (40.00–87.50) | 160,169 < 0.001 | 0.537 |
Percentage of primary care teams within the municipality that utilize penicillin | 76.99 (20.00–99.61) | 97.95 (5000–100.00) | 98.48 (21.74–99.61) | 73.68 (41.67–100.00) | 36.36 (11.11–75.00) | 71.43 (40.62–100.00) | 85,978 < 0.001 | 0.489 |
Percentage of primary care teams within the municipality that offers a referral for ultrasound exam | 86.14 (60.71–100.00) | 88.89 (68.97–100.00) | 81.62 (47.47–98.93) | 66.67 (52.73–97.30) | 90.91 (75.00–100.00) | 85.71 (66.67–100.00) | 46,202 < 0.001 | 0.569 |
Average number of physicians per primary care center within a municipality | 1.22 (1.00–2.20) | 1.50 (1.00–2.33) | 1.30 (1.00–3.00) | 1.30 (1.00–2.33) | 1.00 (1.00–1.50) | 1.28 (1.00–2.00) | 66,928 < 0.001 | 0.549 |
Average number of nurses per primary care center within a municipality | 1.50 (1.00–3.00) | 1.40 (1.00–2.21) | 2 (1–3.13) | 1.44 (1.00–3.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.73) | 1.38 (1.00–2.00) | 109,957 < 0.001 | 0.634 |
Average number of dentists per primary care center within a municipality | 1.00 (0.89–2.00) | 1.00 (0.95–1.50) | 1.47 (0.92–2.33) | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) | 1.00 (0.86–1.25) | 1.00 (0.83–1.33) | 53,457 < 0.001 | 0.594 |
Percentage of primary care teams in the municipality offering health care services during two shifts a day | 100.00 (99.00–100.00) | 100.00 (100.00–100.00) | 100(99.51–100) | 100.00 (94.55–100.00) | 100.00 (97.56–100.00) | 100.00 (99.34–100.00) | 12,272 < 0.001 | 0.604 |
Average number of medical consultation clinics per primary care team within the municipality | 100.00 (100.00–100.00) | 100.00 (100.00–100.00) | 100(99.9–100) | 100.00 (99.09–100.00) | 100.00 (100.00–100.00) | 100.00 (98.68–100.00) | 2839 < 0.001 | 0.415 |
Average of dental consultation clinics per primary care team within a municipality | 97.53 (68.18–100.00) | 98.36 (70.59–100.00) | 95.45(69.23–100) | 100.00 (68.18–100.00) | 93.90 (73.08–100.00) | 91.67 (50.00–100.00) | 7190 < 0.001 | 0.298 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with medical records for pregnant women | 100.00 (81.25–100.00) | 100.00 (98.41–100.00) | 96.3(73.58–100) | 100.00 (83.33–100.00) | 100.00 (75.00–100.00) | 100.00 (85.71–100.00) | 34,025 < 0.001 | 0.645 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with tetanus/diphtheria vaccine always available | 94.59 (50.00–100.00) | 100.00 (66.67–100.00) | 94.59(53.7–100) | 90.00 (57.14–100.00) | 94.12 (50.00–100.00) | 83.33 (44.74–100.00) | 3981 < 0.001 | 0.719 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with influenza vaccine always available | 96.00 (50.00–100.00) | 85.71 (33.33–100.00) | 99.12(50–100) | 80.00 (40.00–100.00) | 94.29 (50.00–100.00) | 90.00 (45.39–100.00) | 7796 < 0.001 | 0.710 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with Hepatitis B vaccine always available | 100.00 (70.27–100.00) | 100.00 (66.67–100.00) | 100(72.41–100) | 95.24 (58.18–100.00) | 100.00 (77.78–100.00) | 95.92 (50.00–100.00) | 9516 < 0.001 | 0.713 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with at least one of each of certain equipment materials (at least one scale, glucometer, sonar, clinical table, spotlight for gynecological examination) | 99.61 (95.95–100.00) | 100.00 (96.88–100.00) | 100.00 (98.37–100.00) | 99.66 (95.68–100.00) | 98.05 (95.24–100.00) | 95.95 (87.50–100.00) | 47,694 < 0.001 | 0.623 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with at least one of each of the materials listed (at least measuring tape, speculum, endocervical brush, ayres spatula) | 98.29 (90.00–100.00) | 100.00 (90.00–100.00) | 98.29 (92.5–100.00) | 97.57 (87.27–100.00) | 96.67 (90.00–100.00) | 85.13 (80.00–100.00) | 74,674 < 0.001 | 0.612 |
Percentage of municipality’s primary care centers with sufficient availability of mineral salts, vitamin B9 and ferrous sulfate | 85.71 (57.78–100.00) | 88.24 (66.67–100.00) | 95.83 (62.86–100.00) | 69.70 (37.50–100.00) | 82.33 (64.29–100.00) | 66.67 (36.23–83.33) | 18,275 < 0.001 | 0.502 |