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. 2020 Jun 29;14(6):e0008399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008399

Table 1. Contextual variables collected in publicly accessible institutional platforms and information systems, according to the year, source, concept, and cutoff point adopted in the study.

Contextual variables Collection Year Source Concept Adopted cutoff
1. Total population 2010 Atlas of Human Development in Brazil Population consisting of people living in the municipality 75th percentile = 31,003
2. Percentage of the rural population 2010 Atlas of Human Development in Brazil Proportion of the rural population, which covers the whole area outside urban limits 25th percentile = 33.11%
3. Municipal human development index (MHDI) 2010 Atlas of Human Development in Brazil Geometric average of the dimensions indices: Income, Education, and Longevity, with equal weights Dichotomized into low vs. high and medium, according to the international standard
4. Gini index 2010 Atlas of Human Development in Brazil Measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of individuals according to the per capita household income. Its value ranges from 0 (when there is no inequality) to 1 (when inequality is maximum) 25th percentile = 0.46
5. % of the population living in extreme poverty 2010 Department of Primary Care–Ministry of Health Proportion of individuals with a per capita household income equal to or lower than R$ 70.00 per month (U$ 39.54, considering the US dollar exchange rate for January 2010) 25th percentile = 10.88%
6. Social vulnerability index–SVI 2010 Social Vulnerability Atlas Signals the access, absence, or insufficiency of some civil rights. The three subindices of which it consists are: Urban Infrastructure, Human Capital, and Income/Work 25th percentile = 0.32
7. Unified health system performance index (IDSUS) 2010 Unified health system performance index Evaluates the performance of the Unified Health System (SUS) regarding: universality of access, comprehensiveness, equality, resolvability and equity of care, decentralization with single command by management sphere, tripartite responsibility, regionalization, and hierarchization of the health services network Categorized according to the Brazilian standard and dichotomized into 0.500–0.599 vs. 0.600–0.699 and 0.700–0.799
8. Total health expenditure per inhabitant 2016 Public Health Budgets Information System—SIOPS Measures the total public health expenditure per inhabitant 75th percentile = R$ 610.72 (U$ 150.79), considering the dollar exchange rate in Jan 2016
9. Number of doctors per thousand inhabitants 2017 National Register of Health Establishment—CNES Number of doctors present in the municipality per thousand inhabitants 75th percentile = 0.79
10. Presence of cardiologists 2017 National Register of Health Establishment—CNES Number of cardiologists present in the municipality hired by the SUS. 75th percentile = 1 (present vs. absent)
11. Number of existing electrocardiographs in SUS facilities per thousand inhabitants 2017 National Register of Health Establishment—CNES Number of electrocardiographs present in the municipality to be used by the SUS per thousand inhabitants 75th percentile = 0.21
12. Percentage of the population with health insurance 2017 Department of Primary Care—Ministry of Health Proportion of the population with health insurance 75th percentile = 3.03%
13. Family Health Strategy (FHS) coverage 2017 Department of Primary Care—Ministry of Health Percentage of the population coverage by Family Health Strategy teams. 75th percentile = 100%

*SUS = public health model currently in force in Brazil

Sources: Atlas of Human Development http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/en/o_atlas/idhm/

Department of Primary Care—Ministry of Health: http://dab.saude.gov.br/portaldab/. Technical Note for October 2017.

Atlas of Social Vulnerability: http://ivs.ipea.gov.br/index.php/en/

Unified Health System Performance Index: http://idsus.saude.gov.br/

CNES—National Register of Health Establishment: http://cnes.datasus.gov.br/