Prevalence of multimorbidity in the Brazilian adult population according to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge on the occurrence of multimorbidity is important from the viewpoint of public policies, as this condition increases the consumption of medicines as well as the utilization and expenses of health services, affecting life quality of the population. The objective of this study was to estimate prevalence of self-reported multimorbidity in Brazilian adults (≥18 years old) according to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. A descriptive study is presented herein, based on data from the National Health Survey, which was a household-based survey carried out in Brazil in 2013. Data on 60,202 adult participants over the age of 18 were included. Prevalences and its respective confidence intervals (95%) were estimated according to sex, age, education level, marital status, self-repo

SUBMITTER: Carvalho JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383049 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature