scholarly journals Coverage of the Brazilian population 18 years and older by private health plans: an analysis of data from the World Health Survey

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. S119-S128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Viacava ◽  
Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza-Júnior ◽  
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Formal Employment ◽  
Household Assets

This study analyzes data from the World Health Survey (WHS) conducted in 2003, with a sample of 5,000 individuals 18 years and older. Some 24.0% of the interviewees had private health insurance, and the main variables associated with private coverage were number of household assets, age, level of education, formal employment, living in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, and good self-rated health. The socioeconomic profiles of needs for and use of health services in the population covered by private health plans are different, confirming the findings of other studies reporting that this population segment as a whole presents better health conditions and greater use of services as compared to the population without private coverage, even after adjusting for socio-demographic variables and self-rated health. The WHS data also suggest that individuals with private health plans do not always use their insurance to pay for services, except in the case of mammograms.

scholarly journals Perception of health state and the use of vignettes to calibrate for socioeconomic status: results of the World Health Survey in Brazil, 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. S65-S77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giseli Nogueira Damacena ◽  
Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos ◽  
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Third Party ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health State ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
Health Organization

As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) project focused on assessing the performance of national health systems, the World Health Survey (WHS) was carried out in many member countries. In order to enable comparison of self-rated health between different cultures of the same country or between different nations, the WHS questionnaire included vignettes of sample cases, that is, hypothetical stories that describe the health problems of third parties. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the possibility of using vignette ratings to implement a socioeconomic calibration scale for self-rated health in Brazil. Using Brazilian WHS data, perceptions of state of health, measured through two different strategies (self-rating and vignette-rating), were compared. The effects of socioeconomic status (educational level and number of household assets) on health domain ratings were estimated via multiple regression models, controlled for age and sex. The effects of socioeconomic status were significant for the majority of health domains in the case of self-perception, but statistically null in the case of third party ratings. It is concluded that the WHO vignettes are not appropriate for calibrating self-rated health measures in Brazil.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis and Non-Communicable Disease Multimorbidity: An Analysis of the World Health Survey in 48 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2439
Author(s):  
Brendon Stubbs ◽  
Kamran Siddiqi ◽  
Helen Elsey ◽  
Najma Siddiqi ◽  
Ruimin Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Low Income ◽  
World Health ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). TB multimorbidity [TB and ≥1 non-communicable diseases (NCDs)] is common, but studies are sparse. Cross-sectional, community-based data including adults from 21 low-income countries and 27 middle-income countries were utilized from the World Health Survey. Associations between 9 NCDs and TB were assessed with multivariable logistic regression analysis. Years lived with disability (YLDs) were calculated using disability weights provided by the 2017 Global Burden of Disease Study. Eight out of 9 NCDs (all except visual impairment) were associated with TB (odds ratio (OR) ranging from 1.38–4.0). Prevalence of self-reported TB increased linearly with increasing numbers of NCDs. Compared to those with no NCDs, those who had 1, 2, 3, 4, and ≥5 NCDs had 2.61 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.14–3.22), 4.71 (95%CI = 3.67–6.11), 6.96 (95%CI = 4.95–9.87), 10.59 (95%CI = 7.10–15.80), and 19.89 (95%CI = 11.13–35.52) times higher odds for TB. Among those with TB, the most prevalent combinations of NCDs were angina and depression, followed by angina and arthritis. For people with TB, the YLDs were three times higher than in people without multimorbidity or TB, and a third of the YLDs were attributable to NCDs. Urgent research to understand, prevent and manage NCDs in people with TB in LMICs is needed.

scholarly journals Sampling design for the World Health Survey in Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. S89-S99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos ◽  
Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva ◽  
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Calibration Procedure ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sample Design ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Inclusion Probabilities ◽  
The World ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Regional Estimates ◽  
Respective Number

This paper describes the sample design used in the Brazilian application of the World Health Survey. The sample was selected in three stages. First, the census tracts were allocated in six strata defined by their urban/rural situation and population groups of the municipalities (counties). The tracts were selected using probabilities proportional to the respective number of households. In the second stage, households were selected with equiprobability using an inverse sample design to ensure 20 households interviewed per tract. In the last stage, one adult (18 years or older) per household was selected with equiprobability to answer the majority of the questionnaire. Sample weights were based on the inverse of the inclusion probabilities in the sample. To reduce bias in regional estimates, a household weighting calibration procedure was used to reduce sample bias in relation to income, sex, and age group.

Access to care and medicines, burden of health care expenditures, and risk protection: Results from the World Health Survey

Health Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 100 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita K. Wagner ◽  
Amy Johnson Graves ◽  
Sheila K. Reiss ◽  
Robert LeCates ◽  
Fang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
Risk Protection

scholarly journals National income, self-reported wheezing and asthma diagnosis from the World Health Survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Sembajwe ◽  
M. Cifuentes ◽  
S. W. Tak ◽  
D. Kriebel ◽  
R. Gore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
National Income ◽  
World Health ◽  
Asthma Diagnosis ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme

BMJ ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 336 (7659) ◽  
pp. 1482-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziad Obermeyer ◽  
Christopher J L Murray ◽  
Emmanuela Gakidou
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Catastrophic Health Expenditure Before and After of the Implementation of Health Sector Evolution Plan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razieh Ahmadi ◽  
Milad Shafii ◽  
Hosein Ameri ◽  
Roohollah Askari ◽  
Hossein Fallahzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Single Visit ◽  
The World

Objective: Methods: The data was collected through face-to-face interview during a single visit. The World Health Survey (WHS) questionnaire was completed by 400 households. The relationships between CHE and variables were examined by the Fisher exact tests, and the impacts of variables on CHE were assessed by logistic regression model. Methods: The data was collected through face-to-face interview during a single visit. The World Health Survey (WHS) questionnaire was completed by 400 households. The relationships between CHE and variables were examined by the Fisher exact tests, and the impacts of variables on CHE were assessed by logistic regression model. Results: The exposure of the households to CHE increased from 8.2% in 2011 to 14.25% in 2020, and percentage of the impoverished households due to health expenditures in 2020 was more than that in 2011(4.3% vs. 7.5%). The economic status, dental services and inpatients services were the key factor determining CHE. The most important determinant affecting the exposure to CHE was dental service utilization in 2011(92.64) and 2020(122.68). Conclusion: The results showed a negative incremental change for the households facing CHE in this period. The dental and inpatients services, as well as the presence of member ≥65 years and economic status were the key determining factors for CHE. The services need to be more widely covered by the basic health insurance and households having members ≥65 years and the poor households should be exempted from paying some of the healthcare expenditures for improving financial protection against CHE.

scholarly journals Physical activity and anxiety: A perspective from the World Health Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 545-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendon Stubbs ◽  
Ai Koyanagi ◽  
Mats Hallgren ◽  
Joseph Firth ◽  
Justin Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
The World

scholarly journals The World Health Survey: a report on the field experience in Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. S25-S32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Otavio de Azevedo ◽  
Rita Suely Bacuri Queiroz ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Menezes de Rezende
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Interviewer Training ◽  
Shed Light

This article reports on the field experience with the World Health Survey in Brazil with the aim of collaborating in the development and enhancement of the methodology and analyzing interview questions based on the interviewers' experience. The authors comment on the field experience and application of the questionnaire, based on reports by regional coordinators and interviewers, in order to shed light on the context in which the interviews took place. The article reports on how the respondents grasped and interpreted the questionnaire. The authors propose improvements in interviewer training and simple interview reporting measures aimed at improved logistics with such nationwide survey instruments.

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