Efficiency of Primary Health Care: Evaluating Discrepancies

Authors

  • Gustavo Bastos Braga Universidade Federal de Viçosa / Universidade do Minho
  • Marco Aurélio Marques Ferreira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Beatriz Bastos Braga Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v7i2.4703

Abstract

The state as provider of public health seeks to disseminate between its inhabitants, one of the main ways to realize this is through Primary Health Care This scenario contributed to scope of this paper, whose purpose is to verify technical efficiency of Primary Health in the Brazilian southeast. With a theoretical approach, was consulted authors such as Mendes, Starfield, Ozcan and Salinas-Jiménez. For compliance of this objective, employed a quantitative approach, using the model of Data envelopment analysis (DEA). Results showed low technique efficiency scores, considering the inputs and outputs selected for the region. What provides signs of relatively low efficiency and consequently are important interventions and proactive actions in the management of primary health care.

Keywords: Data Analyses; Administrative Efficiency; Primary Health Care

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Published

2015-03-02

How to Cite

Braga, G. B., Ferreira, M. A. M., & Braga, B. B. (2015). Efficiency of Primary Health Care: Evaluating Discrepancies. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 7(2), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v7i2.4703

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april-june 2015: 7(2) 53-107

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