Spatial determinants of hospital admissions of SUS by female breast cancer among the micro-regions of Brazil
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11606/1980-5330/ea146620Keywords:
breast cancer, spatial econometrics, health economicsAbstract
The aim of this article was to analyze the economic and health management determinants of hospital admissions of the Brazilian public health system (SUS) by female breast cancer among the micro-regions of Brazil in the year 2013. Therefore, the Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis and the specification of spatial econometric models and the GWR (Geographically Weighted Regression) model were used. Positive association of GDP per capita, mammography and primary care consultations, and negative association of health professionals on hospital admissions for breast cancer were observed, with the influence of neighboring regions and local impact.