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. 2017 Mar 2;40(2 Suppl):S12–S23. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000184

Table 3. Proportion of Users With Diabetes According to Access, Perception of Care Quality, Satisfaction With PHCs and Self-reported Receipt of Appropriate Care (Ministério da Saúde, Brasil, 2015a) (n = 6.309).

Variable Access to Appointment at PHC in Last 6 Monthsa (%) Organization and Management Qualityb (%) Clinical Care Qualityc (%) Satisfaction With Serviced (%) Self-reported Receipt of Appropriate Caree
Region P < .05 P < .001 P < .05 P < .05 P < .001
North 83.9 38.0 18.3 85.0 10.7
Northeast 86.2 37.6 22.2 88.3 12.3
Southeast 88.4 35.2 31.4 90.4 16.2
South 86.6 27.9 23.7 91.1 10.0
Midwest 85.8 33.2 26.6 89.0 15.9
Population size (inhabitants) P < .05 P < .001 P < .001 P < .05 P < .001
Very small: up to 10,000 86.9 29.9 25.9 91.2 12.6
Small: 10 001-30 000 85.6 33.7 24.6 91.0 12.0
Median: 30 001-100 000 86.6 34.6 24.2 89.7 12.6
Large: 100 001-300 000 85.9 37.5 28.2 89.2 16.4
Very large: Over 300 000 89.7 36.2 32.3 88.4 14.3
HDI-M quartiles P < .001 P = .063 P < .001 P = .786 P < .001
0.480-0.696 86.7 37.9 21.9 89.2 11.6
0.697-0.779 84.7 33.8 25.8 89.6 13.1
0.780-0.832 86.9 37.5 30.5 90.1 15.2
0.833-0.920 90.7 37.4 34.0 90.2 17.4
FHS municipal coverage terciles (%) P < .05 P < .001 P < .001 P = .070 P < .001
Up to 47.6 88.9 40.9 32.8 89.2 17.7
47.7-82.0 86.8 36.0 25.7 89.1 12.9
82.1-100 86.1 33.2 25.3 91.0 12.1
Total 87.2 34.6 27.9 89.7 14.3

Abbreviations: FHS, Family Health Strategy; HDI-M, Municipal Human Development Index; PHC, primary health care center.

aQuestion is valid for those reporting diagnosis of diabetes (n = 8118).

bAt the end of one appointment, the next one is always booked.

cPositive answers to all items: blood glucose test/foot examination/guidance on caring for feet.

dIf they could, they would not change their health team or health center.

eReporting having received a blood test, received guidance on foot care, had their feet examined, and having been able to book an appointment.