Open-access Socioeconomic and demographic conditions of Brazilian municipalities and their relationship with user satisfaction regarding the quality of care in primary care: an analysis based on the Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care

Abstract

Background:  Socioeconomic and demographic factors in municipalities can affect primary care services, influencing user satisfaction.

Objective:  To verify the relationship between user satisfaction with primary care and socioeconomic and demographic conditions in Brazilian municipalities.

Method:  Cross-sectional study based on interviews with users of primary care teams participating in the 2nd Cycle of the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care, in 2013 and 2014. The analysis of user satisfaction considered organizational issues and care aspects. The assessment was distributed into six municipal strata, considering socioeconomic and demographic factors. Analysis of variance was carried out in order to compare the averages of user satisfaction between the strata.

Results:  Users from municipalities with worse socioeconomic conditions and populations of less than 10 thousand inhabitants showed greater satisfaction than the average in relation to most organizational aspects. Regarding care issues, participants from municipalities with better socioeconomic conditions or with a population greater than 500 thousand inhabitants were more satisfied with regard to diabetes and hypertension care.

Conclusions:  User satisfaction is greater in organizational issues than in the sub-dimensions of care, implying the need for investment to improve the provision of care.

Keywords: primary health care; consumer behavior; program evaluation; Unified Health System

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