Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
Volume 24, Issue 12, 2019, Pages 4677-4686

Use of health services by haitian immigrants in cuiabá-mato Grosso, Brazil [Utilização de serviços de saúde por imigrantes haitianos na Grande Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil] (Article) (Open Access)

De Sousa Alves J.F.* , Martins M.A.C. , Borges F.T. , Silveira C. , Muraro A.P.
  • a Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78060-900, Brazil
  • b Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78060-900, Brazil
  • c Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
  • d Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • e Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78060-900, Brazil

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the use of health services by Haitian immigrants in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. This is a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 452 Haitian immigrants in Cuiabá and Várzea Grande, interviewed between December 2014 and February 2015. Sociodemographic and health characteristics, lifestyle factors, and the use of health services were evaluated. Data analysis included Chi-square test and Poisson regression to investigate the factors associated with the use of health services. We found that 45.6% of respondents used some health service in Brazil, with a higher prevalence of use among women, those with higher income, longer residence time in Brazil, better understanding of the Portuguese language, and with poor self-reported health. The PHC Unit (UBS) and public urgent and emergency care were the primary services used. We conclude by saying that the SUS assisted the immigrants under the Brazilian constitutional principle of the right to health. © 2019, Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Use health of services International immigration Haitians Public health

Index Keywords

data analysis human female immigrant lifestyle emergency care immigration retention time Portuguese (language) cross-sectional study prevalence Article Haitian human experiment Mato Grosso adult public health random sample
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075603348&doi=10.1590%2f1413-812320182412.32242017&partnerID=40&md5=34bb2ffe36969f032aeb235b7adac927
DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320182412.32242017
ISSN: 14138123
Original Language: English