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The availability of racial information to reduce health ineq | 58826

Journal of Health and Medical Research

Abstract

The availability of racial information to reduce health inequalities in Brazil

Cristina Gomes

This research analyses the coverage and reliability of the
self-declaration of the race-color item, from data of the
national information system on health of Brazil - DATASUS,
and from questionnaires applied to the health personnel
working at the municipality of Camacari, Bahia in
Brazil. Methods included a descriptive analysis of administrative
data from national sources and a survey applied
at municipal level. Results show that the information on
race-color available in the national system of health has a
very low coverage and quality, and that the municipality
doesn’t have a local data base to orient management and
policies. The main factors explaining the low coverage
and quality of data on race-color are the diversity and
heterogeneity of formats to fill in health services, a lack of
integration of the information in health, the resistance of
health personnel to ask and to complete data on race-color,
and the absence of a local data-base

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