Analysis of coverage of the Family Health Strategy of the twin cities of Brazil 2016-2020.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the temporal trend of Family Health Strategy (FHS) coverage and its associated factors in Brazilian twin cities between 2016 and 2020. This is a retrospective ecological study of a temporal analysis conducted on the 33 twin cities of Brazil. Secondary data were collected from e-Gestor AB, and variables regarding FHS coverage, population size, border arcs, and temporality were used. Descriptive measures were used in the statistical analysis, which were arcived, tabulated, and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2019. It was observed that the Northern arc had the highest coverage, followed by the Southern and Midwestern arcs, respectively, with small twin cities standing out in terms of population size. As regards coverage evolution, the Southern arc stood out with a growing trend, while the Northern and Midwestern arcs showed a decrease in the last year of the study. FHS coverage in twin cities varied among the three arcs, likely due to the sociodemographic characteristics of each arc and the particularities in the management of basic care services in municipalities.