Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) indicators, including laboratory tests, in the population of Brazilian women of reproductive age, according to whether or not they receive the Bolsa Família (BF) benefit. A total of 3,131 women aged 18 to 49 years old who participated in the National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde ) laboratory examination sub-sample were considered. We compared indicators among women of reproductive age (18 to 49 years old) who reported receiving BF or not, and calculated prevalence and confidence intervals, using Pearson's χ2. Women of reproductive age who were beneficiaries of BF had worse health outcomes, such as a greater occurrence of being overweight (33.5%) and obese (26.9%) (p < 0.001), having hypertension (13.4% versus 4.4%, p < 0.001), used more tobacco (11.2% versus 8.2%, p = 0.029), and perceived their health as worse (6.2% versus 2.4%, p < 0.001). Several NCD indicators were worse among women of childbearing age who were beneficiaries of BF. It should be emphasized that this is not a causal relationship, with BF being a marker of inequalities among women. The benefit has been directed to the population with greater health needs, and seeks to reduce inequities.

Highlights

  • who participated in the National Health Survey

  • Several noncommunicable disease (NCD) indicators were worse among women of childbearing age who were beneficiaries

  • with Bolsa Família (BF) being a marker of inequalities among women

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Preta Parda

IC95%: intervalo de confiança de 95%.*Frequência ponderada. Nordeste do país. Essas mulheres também apresentam pior desempenho em indicadores de DCNT, como maior ocorrência de sobrepeso, obesidade e hipertensão, maior uso de tabaco, pior percepção de sua saúde e níveis de colesterol mais elevados, quando comparadas às mulheres não beneficiárias. Destaca-se mais uma vez a importância de programas sociais no formato de transferência de renda, concebidos com os objetivos de ampliar a garantia da proteção social, enfrentar a miséria e a pobreza e quebrar seu ciclo intergeracional, reduzindo desigualdades sociais[17]. Os PTCR, ao fornecerem renda para famílias pobres, podem reduzir as desigualdades entre as famílias beneficiárias[33,34]. Prevalência de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) em mulheres entre 18 e 49 anos de idade, de acordo com o recebimento do Bolsa Família.

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