Title
The combined effects of the expansion of primary health care and conditional cash transfers on infant mortality in Brazil, 1998-2010
Date Issued
01 November 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
Objectives. I examined the combined effects of access to primary care through the Family Health Program (FHP) and conditional cash transfers from the Bolsa Familia Program (BFP) on postneonatal infant mortality (PNIM) in Brazil. Methods. I employed longitudinal ecological analysis using panel data from 4583 Brazilian municipalities from 1998 to 2010, totaling 54 253 observations. I estimated fixed-effects ordinary least squares regressions models with PNIM rate as the dependent variable and FHP, BFP, and their interactions as the main independent variables of interest. Results. The association of higher FHP coverage with lower PNIM became stronger as BFP coverage increased. At the means of all other variables, when BFP coverage was 25%, predicted PNIM was 5.24 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.95, 5.53) for FHP coverage = 0% and 3.54 (95% CI = 2.77, 4.31) for FHP coverage = 100%. When BFP coverage was 60%, predicted PNIM was 4.65 (95% CI = 4.36, 4.94) when FHP coverage = 0% and 1.38 (95% CI = 0.88, 1.89) when FHP coverage = 100%. Conclusions. The effect of the FHP depends on the expansion of the BFP. For impoverished, underserved populations, combining supply- and demand-side interventions may be necessary to improve health outcomes. Copyright © 2013 by the American Public Health Association®.
Start page
2000
End page
2006
Volume
103
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84886438758
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Public Health
ISSN of the container
15410048
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