Distribution of Brazilian dermatologists according to geographic location, population and HDI of municipalities: an ecological study


Autoria(s): Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde; Miot, Hélio Amante
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

02/02/2015

02/02/2015

01/12/2014

Resumo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

This study investigated the geographic distribution of dermatologists in Brazilian municipalities in relation to the population, regions of the country and human development index. We conducted an ecological study based on data from the 2010 census, the 2010 human development index, and the records of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology. 5565 municipalities and 6718 dermatologists were surveyed. Only 504 (9.1%) municipalities had dermatologists, and accounted for 56.2% of the Brazilian population. The smallest population size and lowest HDI rate that best discriminated municipalities that did not have dermatologists were found to be 28,000 and 0.71, respectively. The average population density of dermatologists in cities was 1/23.000 inhabitants, and variations were independently associated with the HDI, the population of the municipalities and the region of the country.

Formato

1013-1015

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143276

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, v. 89, n. 6, p. 1013-1015, 2014.

0365-0596

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/114300

10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143276

S0365-05962014000601013

S0365-05962014000601013.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia

Relação

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Dermatology #Human development #Social indicators
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article