What is the relative impact of primary health care quality and conditional cash transfer program in child mortality?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate how coverage and quality of primary health care (PHC) and a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program associate with child mortality in Brazil.

Methods

Multivariate linear regression models and least absolute shrinkage and selection estimator (LASSO) were utilized with the municipal level child mortality rate as the key dependent variable. PHC quality with PHC and CCT coverage were the independent variables. The quality of the Brazilian PHC was assessed using the Brazilian National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in PHC data. PHC and CCT coverage were calculated based on Brazilian official databases. Human developmental index (HDI), municipality size, and country region were used as control variables. A total of 3441 municipalities were evaluated.

SUBMITTER: Vieira-Meyer APGF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6964587 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature