Table 2 Coverage, characteristics and cost of private health plans paid by study mothers, stratified by socioeconomic position. 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Pelotas, Brazil, 2004.
Reference wealth quintiles (IEN/Pelotas) | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Coverage by private health plan (p < 0.001) | 58 (6.3) | 155 (18.9) | 262 (30.6) | 370 (52.0) | 498 (78.8) | 1343 (34.0) |
Services included in health plans | ||||||
consultations (p = 0.561) | 55 (98.2) | 145 (96.7) | 250 (98.1) | 358 (98.9) | 483 (98.2) | 1291 (98.2) |
lab exams (p = 0.058) | 52 (92.9) | 136 (91.3) | 235 (93.3) | 341 (94.7) | 477 (96.8) | 1241 (94.7) |
hospital treatment (p < 0.001) | 31 (63.3) | 65 (47.5) | 97 (40.4) | 191 (54.9) | 366 (74.9) | 750 (59.4) |
additional usage fee (p = 0.028) | 45 (79.0) | 107 (72.3) | 176 (69.6) | 281 (77.8) | 338 (68.7) | 947 (72.2) |
Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
Monthly per capita cost in R$* (p < 0.001) | 7.58 | 11.14 | 12.25 | 19.69 | 38.33 | 25.18 |
Total population | 1006 | 859 | 905 | 745 | 671 | 4186 |