Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil
There are few comprehensive studies available on barriers encountered from the initial seeking of healthcare through to the resolution of the health problem; in other words, on access in its broad domain. For Colombia and Brazil, countries with different healthcare systems but common stated principl...
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern BrazilGarcía Subirats, Irene, 1982-Vargas Lorenzo, IngridMogollón Pérez, Amparo SusanaPaepe, Pierre deFerreira da Silva, Mª RejaneUnger, Jean PierreVázquez, María LuisaServeis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- PlanificacióServeis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- AccessibilitatServeis sanitaris -- Brasil -- PlanificacióServeis sanitaris -- Brasil -- AccessibilitatThere are few comprehensive studies available on barriers encountered from the initial seeking of healthcare through to the resolution of the health problem; in other words, on access in its broad domain. For Colombia and Brazil, countries with different healthcare systems but common stated principles, there have been no such analyses to date. This paper compares factors that influence access in its broad domain in two municipalities of each country, by means of a cross-sectional study based on a survey of a multistage probability sample of people who had had at least one health problem within the last three months (2163 in Colombia and 2155 in Brazil). The results reveal important barriers to healthcare access in both samples, with notable differences between and within countries, once differences in sociodemographic characteristics and health needs are accounted for. In the Colombian study areas, the greatest barriers were encountered in initial access to healthcare and in resolving the problem, and similarly when entering the health service in the Brazilian study areas. Differences can also be detected in the use of services: in Colombia greater geographical and economic barriers and the need for authorization from insurers are more relevant, whereas in Brazil, it is the limited availability of health centres, doctors and drugs that leads to longer waiting times. There are also differences according to enrolment status and insurance scheme in Colombia, and between areas in Brazil. The barriers appear to be related to the Colombian system's segmented, non-universal nature, and to the involvement of insurance companies, and to chronic underfunding of the public system in Brazil. Further research is required, but the results obtained reveal critical points to be tackled by health policies in both countries.The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement nº 223123 which project is entitled/n“Impact on equity of access and efficiency of Integrated Health care Networks (IHN) in Colombia and Brazil” (Equity-LA). Moreover, a grant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to Development/n(Spain) was provided to Irene Garcia-Subirats, for the development of the fieldwork (Beca MAEC-AECID 2010e2011 and 2011e2012)Elsevier201520152014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/24924http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.054reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésSocial Science & Medicine. 2014 Apr;106:204-13info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/223123© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/249242026-06-12T07:21:37Z |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil García Subirats, Irene, 1982- Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Accessibilitat Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Accessibilitat |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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Barriers in access to healthcare in countries with different health systems. A cross-sectional study in municipalities of central Colombia and north-eastern Brazil |
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García Subirats, Irene, 1982- Vargas Lorenzo, Ingrid Mogollón Pérez, Amparo Susana Paepe, Pierre de Ferreira da Silva, Mª Rejane Unger, Jean Pierre Vázquez, María Luisa |
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García Subirats, Irene, 1982- |
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García Subirats, Irene, 1982- Vargas Lorenzo, Ingrid Mogollón Pérez, Amparo Susana Paepe, Pierre de Ferreira da Silva, Mª Rejane Unger, Jean Pierre Vázquez, María Luisa |
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Vargas Lorenzo, Ingrid Mogollón Pérez, Amparo Susana Paepe, Pierre de Ferreira da Silva, Mª Rejane Unger, Jean Pierre Vázquez, María Luisa |
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Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Accessibilitat Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Accessibilitat |
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Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Colòmbia -- Accessibilitat Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Planificació Serveis sanitaris -- Brasil -- Accessibilitat |
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There are few comprehensive studies available on barriers encountered from the initial seeking of healthcare through to the resolution of the health problem; in other words, on access in its broad domain. For Colombia and Brazil, countries with different healthcare systems but common stated principles, there have been no such analyses to date. This paper compares factors that influence access in its broad domain in two municipalities of each country, by means of a cross-sectional study based on a survey of a multistage probability sample of people who had had at least one health problem within the last three months (2163 in Colombia and 2155 in Brazil). The results reveal important barriers to healthcare access in both samples, with notable differences between and within countries, once differences in sociodemographic characteristics and health needs are accounted for. In the Colombian study areas, the greatest barriers were encountered in initial access to healthcare and in resolving the problem, and similarly when entering the health service in the Brazilian study areas. Differences can also be detected in the use of services: in Colombia greater geographical and economic barriers and the need for authorization from insurers are more relevant, whereas in Brazil, it is the limited availability of health centres, doctors and drugs that leads to longer waiting times. There are also differences according to enrolment status and insurance scheme in Colombia, and between areas in Brazil. The barriers appear to be related to the Colombian system's segmented, non-universal nature, and to the involvement of insurance companies, and to chronic underfunding of the public system in Brazil. Further research is required, but the results obtained reveal critical points to be tackled by health policies in both countries. |
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