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Table 3 Percentage of municipalities covered by the “Aqui tem Farmácia Popular“ Program (AFP) (at least one private pharmacy) overall and by small (20,000 inhabitants and under) and Medium/Large (greater than 20,000 inhabitants) municipalities, Brazil and regions, 2006 to 2012

From: Farmácia Popular Program: changes in geographic accessibility of medicines during ten years of a medicine subsidy policy in Brazil

 

2006

2008

2010

2012

All municipalities

%coverage

%coverage (Growth index)

%coverage (Growth index)

%coverage (Growth index)

Brazil

7.0%

19.4%

(2.78)

40.5%

(5.80)

63.4%

(9.08)

North

2.2%

5.3%

(2.40)

12.7%

(5.70)

29.1%

(13.10)

Northeast

2.5%

6.6%

(2.68)

13.1%

(5.34)

41.2%

(16.80)

Southeast

13.2%

34.6%

(2.62)

67.2%

(5.10)

84.1%

(6.37)

South

9.0%

27.1%

(3.02)

58.2%

(6.48)

80.9%

(9.00)

West-Center

1.7%

8.6%

(5.00)

32.5%

(19.00)

63.8%

(37.25)

Medium/large municipalities (greater than 20,000 inhabitants)

Brazil

21.7%

46.1%

(2.12)

63.9%

(2.95)

84.0%

(3.87)

North

5.7%

13.1%

(2.30)

24.4%

(4.30)

49.4%

(8.70)

Northeast

7.3%

18.1%

(2.48)

30.9%

(4.23)

71.7%

(9.80)

Southeast

38.8%

76.1%

(1.96)

94.3%

(2.43)

99.2%

(2.56)

South

37.5%

79.8%

(2.13)

96.8%

(2.58)

99.2%

(2.64)

West-Center

7.2%

29.7%

(4.13)

85.6%

(11.88)

98.2%

(13.63)

Small municipalities (20,000 inhabitants and under)

Brazil

0.7%

8.0%

(11.59)

30.5%

(44.11)

54.6%

(78.93)

North

0.0%

0.4%

NA

5.1%

(14.00)

16.1%

(44.00)

Northeast

0.0%

0.8%

NA

4.1%

(5.44)

25.8%

(34.22)

Southeast

1.3%

15.4%

(11.67)

54.6%

(41.53)

77.0%

(58.53)

South

1.3%

12.9%

(10.08)

47.8%

(37.33)

75.9%

(59.33)

West-Center

0.0%

2.0%

NA

16.0%

(8.14)

53.1%

(27.00)