Background One of the primary objectives of the Brazilian health care system is to improve
the health and well-being of all citizens. Since the establishment of the Unified Health …

Objectives To reveal the equity of health workforce distribution in urban community health
service (CHS), and to provide evidence for further development of community health service …

Accessing health services at an early age is important to future health and life outcomes.
Yet, little is currently known on the role of health insurance in facilitating access to care for …

Lack of adequate dietary knowledge may result in poor health conditions. This study aims to
measure income-related inequality in dietary knowledge, and to explain the sources of the …

Objetivos. Describir el perfil de necesidad y los patrones de utilización de los servicios de
salud ambulatorios en la población afiliada y no afiliada a los seguros de salud en el Perú …

Objectives This study identifies inequities in the provincial-level geographical distribution of
traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital beds and doctors in China from 2004 to 2014 …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the methodology used to measure and explain income-related
inequalities in health and health care utilization over time in selected Latin American and …

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease in Latin American
settings. Implementing international guidelines in Latin American settings requires …

Introduction: Since 2003, the access to medication has been increasing in Brazil and
particularly in São Paulo. The present study aimed to analyze the access to medication …

Background Disability rates increase with age. In 2012, Peruvian older adults (≥ 65 years)
represented 9% of the population. Additionally, older population reported disabilities at …