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Associated Factors and Use of Health Services by Elderly Men in Northeast Brazil

In: Healthcare Access

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  • Rafael Da Silveira da Silveira Moreira
  • Gisele Mariel De Sousa Vasconcelos
  • Lucas Fernando Rodrigues Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Alana Maiara Brito Bibiano

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze the factors associated with the use of health services by elderly men in the Northeast region of Brazil. Cross-sectional analytical study with a secondary database of elderly men (n = 3238). The dependent variable was composed of the profiles of the use of health services and the independent variables were factors of predisposition, capacity, and health need. The statistical association and effect were performed using the Rao-Scott test with p

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  • Rafael Da Silveira da Silveira Moreira & Gisele Mariel De Sousa Vasconcelos & Lucas Fernando Rodrigues Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos & Alana Maiara Brito Bibiano, 2022. "Associated Factors and Use of Health Services by Elderly Men in Northeast Brazil," Chapters, in: Amit Agrawal & Srinivas Kosgi (ed.), Healthcare Access, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:235564
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.98605
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    Keywords

    Health Services; Health of the Elderly; Men's Health; Cross-Sectional Studies;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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