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ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2019

[Proposal for a methodology to estimate the potential coverage of primary care teamsPropuesta de una metodología para estimar el área de cobertura potencial de los equipos de atención primaria].

Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Dante Grapiuna de Almeida, Pedro Vasconcelos Maia do Amaral, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

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Article in Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Thiago Augusto Hernandes RochaOrganização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) Brasília(DF) Brasil Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS), Brasília (DF), Brasil.
Dante Grapiuna de AlmeidaMedomai Informática Medomai Informática Belo Horizonte(MG) Brasil Medomai Informática, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
Pedro Vasconcelos Maia do AmaralUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas Departamento de Economia Belo Horizonte(MG) Brasil Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas, Departamento de Economia, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
Núbia Cristina da SilvaMethods, Analytics and Technology for Health Consortium (MATH) Methods, Analytics and Technology for Health Consortium (MATH) Duke University Durham(NC) Estados Unidos Methods, Analytics and Technology for Health Consortium (MATH), Duke University, Durham (NC), Estados Unidos.
Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca ThomazUniversidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) Departamento de Saúde Coletiva São Luís(MA) Brasil Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, São Luís (MA), Brasil.
Rejane Christine de Sousa QueirozUniversidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) Departamento de Saúde Coletiva São Luís(MA) Brasil Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, São Luís (MA), Brasil.
Allan Claudius Queiroz BarbosaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas Departamento de Economia Belo Horizonte(MG) Brasil Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas, Departamento de Economia, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.
João Ricardo Nickenig VissociDuke Global Health Institute Duke Global Health Institute Duke University Durham(NC) Estados Unidos Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham (NC), Estados Unidos.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo present a methodology for the empirical evaluation of primary health care (PHC) through the construction of digital representations of potential PHC coverage areas.

methodsIn this methodological study, potential areas were constructed by combinatorial analysis between census tracts and the location of basic health units with working PHC teams in Brazil. Six rules were used to parameterize the algorithm for the construction of potential areas. Thus, six restrictions were applied to enable the model: the selection of census tracts near the basic health unit; contiguous sectors; mutually exclusive sectors; sectors located in the same municipality of basic health units; sum of 4 500 users per health team in each unit; and volume of population ascribed proportional to the number of PHC teams allocated to the unit. Based on 316 594 census tracts and 39 758 basic health units, a neighborhood matrix was developed. To that matrix, a graph algorithm was applied to test combinations of sectors that simultaneously met the stipulated rules.

resultsA total of 1 901 114 arcs were defined, connecting 30 351 census tracts, allowing the construction of 26 907 potential areas. Based on these results, intra-municipal analyses can be performed to monitor PHC indicators. Customizable algorithm parameters can be adjusted to accommodate different sets of rules which may be adapted to different countries.

conclusionsThe use of geoprocessing approaches creates conditions for the assessment of PHC impact, based on secondary databases at various levels, such as intra-municipal, basic health unit, and even at the team level.

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geographic information systemshealth carehealth situation assessmentPrimary health carespatial analysis

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PMID31139211
PMCPMC6526782

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