TL;DR
Race/skin color has a decisive impact on waiting times in Brazilian healthcare services, where non-white individuals wait, on average, 16.2 days longer than white individuals.
Abstract Objective: To examine disparities according to race/skin color and sex, and their intersectionality in the prevalence of multimorbidity among Brazilian adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with adults participating in the 2019 National Health Survey. The database and dictionary of variables are av...
A substantial proportion of BC cases in LATAM are diagnosed symptomatically and at advanced stages, and late-stage presentation is associated with sociodemographic characteristics and type of health care coverage.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate disparities in patients with prostate cancer treated at private or public health systems in Brazil. METHODS Anonymized retrospective and prospective data were collected from the medical records of patients over 18 years old diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2017 and 2024. RESULTS A descri...
Disparities in gynecologic cancer stage at diagnosis are driven by race/ethnicity, social vulnerability, and poor geographic access to specialty care, and targeted strategies are needed to reduce late-stage diagnosis and improve outcomes in marginalized communities.
Considering the scenario of Brazilian population aging, marked by the feminization of old age and persistent social inequality in access to and use of health services, this study aims to investigate the association between socioeconomic variables and preventive healthcare among older women (50+), according to the sourc...
Dermatological diagnoses at this private health and beauty clinic are age- and sex-patterned, providing a basis for age-targeted prevention, early detection, and clinical resource allocation in urban private dermatology practice.
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