Table 3. Distribution of level of practice by healthcare strategies and regions. PMAQ, 2014, Brazil.

Regions	Healthcare strategies	Level of Practice
		Low		Medium-high
		n	%	n	%
North	HTN	912	42.2	1,248	57.8
	DM	659	30.5	1,501	69.5
	Women	1,449	67.1	711	32.9
	Children	1,279	59.2	881	40.8
Northeast	HTN	2,820	26.2	7,948	73.8
	DM	1,887	17.5	8,881	82.5
	Women	5,247	48.7	5,521	51.3
	Children	4,050	37.6	6,718	62.4
Southeast	HTN	2,492	24.7	7,608	75.3
	DM	1,662	16.5	8,438	83.5
	Women	4,079	40.4	6,021	59.6
	Children	3,053	30.2	7,047	69.8
South	HTN	1,562	34.6	2,947	65.4
	DM	1,171	26.0	3,338	74.0
	Women	2,033	45.1	2,476	54.9
	Children	1,501	33.3	3,008	66.7
Midwest	HTN	818	36.5	1,423	63.5
	DM	607	27.1	1,634	72.9
	Women	1,256	56.0	985	44.0
	Children	1,053	47.0	1,188	53.0
Total	HTN	8,604	28.9	21,174	71.1
	DM	5,986	20.1	23,792	79.9
	Women	14,064	47.2	15,714	52.8
	Children	10,936	36.7	18,842	63.3

HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus.