Users’ Perceptions of Access to and Quality of Public Health Services in Brazil

A Cross-Sectional Study in Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Including Pharmaceutical Services

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15460652
AutoresMariana Crespo Raimundo (0009-0004-8968-2120, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Edna Afonso Reis (0000-0003-1465-9167, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Igor Fradique Leandro Ferraz (0009-0006-7636-8030, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Carlos Podalirio Borges De Almeida (0000-0003-0254-4178, Harvard University), Brian Godman (0000-0001-6539-6972, University of Strathclyde), Stephen Campbell (0000-0002-2328-4136, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University), Johanna C Meyer (0000-0003-0462-5713, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University), Isabella Piassi Dias Godói (0000-0002-0568-6625, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume22
Fascículo6
Páginas967-967
Data de publicação2025-06-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph22060967
PMID40566389
OpenAlexW4411452011
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas22

A universal health system should cover diverse regions with unique needs. However, 49.4% of participants stated they never received information on how to store their medicines, and 42.3% reported never encountering a pharmacist in public pharmacies. Further ongoing studies assessing user perceptions are essential to ensure users play a central role in health decision-making, contributing to the system's strengthening and improvement

Business · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Metropolitan area · Public health · Quality (philosophy · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Public Health in Brazil