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. 2021 Nov 23;55:94. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003264

Box. Variables used in the study, with their descriptions and sources.

Variable Description and calculation method Sources
Syphilis detection rate in pregnancy per thousand live births Total syphilis cases detected in pregnant women per year of diagnosis / Total live births in the same year SINAN/SINASC (www.datasus.gov.br)
Rapid tests in Primary Care referred in the PMAQ-AB Number of health facilities that reported having a rapid test for syphilis always available / Total health facilities in the municipality x 100. PMAQ (https://aps.saude.gov.br/ape/pmaq)
Rapid testing procedures for syphilis in pregnant women versus live births Total rapid test procedures for syphilis in pregnant women / live births in the same period x ten thousand SIA/IBGE (www.datasus.gov.br)
Coverage of the Family Health Strategy Population coverage estimated by the Family Health Strategy teams, given by the percentage of the population covered by these teams in relation to the population estimate E-Gestor AB (https://egestorab.saude.gov.br)
Primary Care Coverage Estimated population coverage of Primary Care, given by the percentage of the population covered by teams from the Family Health Strategy and by teams of equivalent traditional Primary Care, parameterized in relation to the population estimate E-Gestor (https://egestorab.saude.gov.br)
Primary Health Care Facilities per inhabitant Number of Primary Health Care Facilities / Population in the same place and year x ten thousand CNES (www.datasus.gov.br)
Health expenditures per inhabitant
Municipal Human Development Index (HDI) Geometric mean of the Income, Education and Longevity indices, with equal weights. Ranges from 0 to 1. Atlas of Human Development (UNDP/IBGE) (www.atlasbrasil.org.br)
Gini index Index that measures the degree of inequality according to per capita household income. It ranges from 0, when there is no inequality (the income of all individuals has the same value), to 1, when inequality is maximum (only one individual has all the income). Atlas of Human Development (UNDP/IBGE) (www.atlasbrasil.org.br)