Table 2. Mean frequency of search for care in the basic health unit of the neighborhood in the last six months according to discount card or private health plan coverage. Area of Family Health Strategy coverage in the urban area of Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2008.
Variable | Frequency | Ratio (95%CI) | ||
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Mean (95%CI) | Crude | Adjusted* | ||
Coverage | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | ||
No coverage | 1.77 (1.40-2.24) | 1 | 1 | |
Discount card | 1.42 (1.07-1.89) | 0.80 (0.58-1.11) | 0.89 (0.67-1.19) | |
Private health insurance | 0.78 (0.53-1.14) | 0.44 (0.31-0.63) | 0.55 (0.42-0.73) | |
Total | 1.60 (1.26-2.02) |
Crude analysis with n = 1,398 and adjusted analysis with n = 1,394.
Adjusted analysis for age, sex, skin color or ethnicity, IEN quintile and self-reported health status.