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Spatial distribution and temporal trend of National Health System and Supplemental Health Sector human resources, Brazil, 2005-2016* * This study received financial support from the following institutions: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)/Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) - Funding Code 001 -; National Scientific and Technological Development Council (CNPq/MCTIC), via a level 2 Productivity Grant - Process No. 305236/2015-6 and Process No. 88881.132524/2016-01; São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP) - Process No. 2018/03700-7 and Process No. 2017/11040-4; and Paraná State Araucária Foundation - Contract CP 18/2015:024/2016.

Abstract

Objective:

to analyze the spatial distribution and temporal trend of human resources for the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) and the Supplemental Health sector.

Methods:

an ecological study was conducted in the country’s 27 Federative Units (FUs); SUS Information Technology Department (DATASUS) data were used relating to the doctor, dental surgeon, nurse and nursing technician personnel categories for the period 2005-2016; Prais-Winsten regression was used to assess the time trend.

Results:

there was an rising trend of Supplemental Health Sector human resources in all personnel categories, with an mean annual increase of 0.054 (95%CI: 0.031;0.076); with regard to SUS, there was an increase in dental surgeons and nursing technicians, with annual increases of 0.008 (95%CI: 0.003;0.011), and 0.066 (95%CI 0.022; 0.087), respectively, while in most FU, nurses showed a stationary trend and doctors showed a stationary or falling trend.

Conclusion:

inequalities were found in human resource distribution, reflecting the health system crisis.

Keywords:
Unified Health System; Supplemental Health; Workforce; Geographic Mapping; Ecological Studies; Time Series Studies

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