Table 1. Frequency of access to and utilization of health services according to sex, National Health Survey, Brazil, 2019.
| Variable | n | Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | ||||
| % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CI | ||
| Stopped performing usual activities for health reasonsb | 279,382 | 11.6 | 10.7;11.7 | 6.6 | 6.2;7.0 |
| Sought medical care from the same medical professional or sought for the same health service | 279,382 | 77.5 | 76.7;78.3 | 75.5 | 74.6;76.3 |
| Had a doctor's appointment in the last 12 months | 206,384 | 80.6 | 80.4;80.8 | 66.6 | 66.3;66.8 |
| Had a dentist appointment in the last 12 months | 279,382 | 52.8 | 51.9;53.7 | 45.2 | 44.3;46.2 |
| Sought medical care in health servicesb | 279,382 | 26.5 | 25.8;27.3 | 17.6 | 17.1;18.4 |
| Got medical care the first time they sought itb | 6,615 | 29.4 | 27.7;31.1 | 29.8 | 27.6;32.0 |
| Got medical care and prescriptions filledb | 40,357 | 59.8 | 58.0;61.6 | 58.9 | 56.6;61.2 |
| Obtained all prescribed medicines (by some means)c | 24,753 | 83.6 | 81.7;85.3 | 86.1 | 83.8;88.1 |
| Obtained at least one of the medicines prescribed in the last health care visitc | 24,753 | 8.4 | 7.1;9.9 | 6.9 | 5.5;8.6 |
| Obtained at least one of the medicines prescribed through the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program in the last health care visitc | 22,548 | 11.4 | 10.0;13.0 | 11.8 | 9.9;14.0 |
| Obtained at least one medicine through the public service, in the last health care visitc | 20,501 | 19.4 | 17.4;21.6 | 19.3 | 16.9;22.0 |
| Have been hospitalized for 24 hoursd | 279,382 | 8.8 | 8.4;9.3 | 6.1 | 5.7;6.6 |
| Last hospitalization occurred in a unit within the Brazilian National Health System | 17,392 | 64.3 | 60.9;67.2 | 61.9 | 58.2;65.3 |
a)
95%CI: 95% confidence interval;
b)
In the two weeks prior to the survey;
c)
In the last health care visit;
d)
In the 12 months prior to the survey.