Racial inequalities in access to healthcare services in Brazil (2019): a decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and ethnic inequalities in access to healthcare services pose a significant challenge for many countries, with ethnic minorities and Afro-descendants frequently experiencing poorer access to services and health outcomes. However, little is known about the factors that drive racial inequalities in access to healthcare, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional, observational study that uses data from the National Health Survey (2019) in Brazil and assesses the contribution of predisposing, facilitating, and need-for-care factors to inequalities in healthcare access between White, Black and Pardo (Brown) Brazilians. The Oaxaca-Blinder method was used to separate differences between racial groups into explained and unexp

SUBMITTER: Coelho R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12681149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature