Title
Occurrence and inequalities by education in multimorbidity in Brazilian adults between 2013 and 2019: evidence from the National Health Survey
Other title
[Ocorrência e desigualdades por escolaridade em multimorbidade em adultos brasileiros entre 2013 e 2019: evidências da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde]
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Delpino F.M.
Wendt A.
Crespo P.A.
Blumenberg C.
Teixeira D.S.d.C.
Batista S.R.
Malta D.C.
Flores T.R.
Nunes B.P.
Wehrmeister F.C.
CRÓNICAS, Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas
Publisher(s)
Assocaicao Brasileira de Pos, Gradacao em Saude Coletiva
Abstract
Objective: The aims of this study were: 1) to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in 2013 and 2019 in adults aged 20–59 years; 2) to assess inequalities in the prevalence of multimorbidity in 2013 and 2019 according to educational level. Methods: Data from two cross-sectional surveys from the Brazilian National Health Survey in 2013 and 2019 were used. Multimorbidity was assessed from 14 lifetime self-reported morbidities (except back problems) and defined using the cutoff point of ≥2 diseases. The prevalence of multimorbidity and individual morbidities were described according to gender, age, skin color, and education. For education, crude, and relative inequalities in prevalence of multimorbidity were calculated using the Slope Index of Inequality and the Concentration Index, respectively. Results: The prevalence of multimorbidity increased from 18.7% (95%CI 18.0–19.3) in 2013 to 22.3% (95%CI 21.7–22.9) in 2019, being higher among women and adults between 30–59 years in both periods. Asthma/bronchitis, depression, and back problems were the conditions that increased the most in the study period. Absolute and relative inequalities by education status were observed in the study period, with worse multimorbidity profiles among the less educated. Conclusion: The prevalence of multimorbidity increased between 2013 and 2019. Inequalities in the prevalence of multimorbidity were observed according to educational level.
Volume
24
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogÃa)
PolÃticas de salud, Servicios de salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85122198617
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
ISSN of the container
1415790X
Sponsor(s)
IPostgraduate Program in Nursing, Universidade Federal de Pelotas – Pelotas (RS), Brazil. IIPostgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas – Pelotas (RS), Brazil. IIISchool of Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo – São Paulo (SP), Brazil. IVSchool of Medicine, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Goiás, Universidade Federal de Goiás – Goiânia (GO), Brazil. VSchool of Nursing, Department of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. VICRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, – Lima, Peru. Corresponding author: Felipe Mendes Delpino. Rua Gomes Carneiro, 01, Balsa, CEP: 96010-610, Pelotas (RS), Brasil. E-mail: fmdsocial@outlook.com Conflict of interests: nothing to declare – Financial support: This article has not received specific funding. The authors received doctoral grant from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e Tecnológico – CNPq) during the development of the article, a Research Productivity grant from CNPq Level 2 and a Research Productivity grant from CNPq Level 1D.
Sources of information:
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