Table 2. Primary Health Care as first contact of preference according to users and families registered with Family Health Teams (EqSF). Feira de Santana, Santo Antônio de Jesus e Vitória da Conquista, BA, Northeastern Brazil, 2013.
| Indicator | Feira de Santana | Santo Antônio de Jesus | Vitória da Conquista |
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| Users aware of ESF (spontaneous + prompted) | 97 (n = 588) | 96 (n = 430) | 73 (n = 572) |
| Users aware of ESF facility location | 99 (n = 572) | 96 (n = 412) | 95 (n = 420) |
| Easy access to USF facility | 97 (n = 565) | 95 (n = 396) | 97 (n = 399) |
| Users who reported accessing ESF facility on foot | 95 (n = 565) | 93 (n = 396) | 87 (n = 399) |
| Users who are aware of CHW | 98 (n = 572) | 96 (n = 412) | 96 (n = 420) |
| Users who have been visited by CHW | 98 (n = 560) | 92 (n = 395) | 95 (n = 404) |
| Users visited by CHW at least once a month | 68 (n = 546) | 63 (n = 363) | 68 (n = 386) |
| Families with private health insurance | 22 (n = 588) | 16 (n = 430) | 19 (n = 572) |
| Family members covered by private health insurance | n = 129 | n = 69 | n = 106 |
| One family member | 46 | 43 | 44 |
| Two family members | 18 | 25 | 21 |
| Three or more family members | 17 | 32 | 35 |
| Assessment of users regarding scheduling medical appointments* | n = 443 | n = 308 | n = 306 |
| Very good/Good | 68 | 58 | 54 |
| Very poor/Poor | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| Assessment of users regarding obtaining medical appointments without previous scheduling – spontaneous demand* | n = 443 | n = 308 | n = 306 |
| Very good/Good | 42 | 39 | 29 |
| Very poor/Poor | 42 | 50 | 52 |
| Health service sought for illnesses on weekdays | n = 588 | n = 430 | n = 572 |
| Family Health Unit | 43 | 49 | 39 |
| Polyclinic | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Public hospital outpatient/Emergency service | 6 | 33 | 37 |
| Clinic/Private hospital or emergency service | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Private consultation | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Health service sought for illnesses on weekends/holidays/nighttime | n = 588 | n = 430 | n = 572 |
| Family Health Unit | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Polyclinic | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Public hospital outpatient/Emergency service | 13 | 83 | 68 |
| Clinic/Private hospital or emergency service | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Private consultation | 1.7 | 4 | 4 |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 14 |
ESF: Family Health Strategy; USF: Family Health Unit; CHW: Community Health Worker
n = total number of respondents
* Users who reported having received care at a Family Health Unit in the previous 12 months.