Table 1

Descriptive statistics

Variable20002014Difference
FHS programme
 FHS coverage (teams per 3450 population)0.14 (0.22)0.64 (0.39)0.5
Study outcomes
 Primary care consultations (per 1000 population)181 (670)654 (1184)473
 Hospitalisations for ACSC (per 1000 population)16.7 (11.5)10.4 (8.4)−6.3
 Hospital days for ACSC (per 1000 population)84.1 (45.0)54.5 (26.6)−29.6
 Hospital expenditure on ACSC (R$ per capita)12.9 (7.8)9.3 (5.2)−3.6
Municipality characteristics
 Gini coefficient of income inequality0.57 (0.06)0.52 (0.08)−0.05
 Human development index0.60 (0.11)0.76 (0.07)0.16
 Monthly income per capita585 (347)861 (443)276
 Below the poverty line28.1 (21.6)10.3 (13.5)−17.8
 Illiteracy14.4 (11.7)8.3 (7.9)−6.1
 Share of population 0–4 years0.10 (0.02)0.07 (0.02)−0.03
 Share of population 5–19 years0.31 (0.04)0.25 (0.04)−0.06
 Share of population 20–59 years0.51 (0.05)0.55 (0.04)0.04
 Share of population 60–69 years0.05 (0.01)0.06 (0.01)0.01
 Share of population 70–79 years0.03 (0.01)0.03 (0.01)0
 Share of population over 80 years0.01 (0.00)0.01 (0.01)0
 Hospital beds per 1000 population28.8 (25.3)22.4 (15.2)−6.4
  • Values are mean (SD). Expenditures are constant R$ in 2014 values.

  • ACSC, ambulatory care sensitive condition; FHS, Family Health Strategy.