Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists

,; Schmidt, Sílvia Maria; Miot, Hélio Amante; Luz, Flávio Barbosa; Sousa, Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon; Palma, Sérgio Luiz Lira; Sanches Junior, José Antonio

doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187395

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Special Article • An. Bras. Dermatol. 93 (1) • Jan-Feb 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187395 linkcopy

Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists^*

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The medical-dermatological demographics favors health planning and guides expansion of the specialty. We conducted an ecological study of dermatologists members of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD). We evaluated: gender, age, address; which were compared with population and human development index indicators of municipalities. We evaluated 8384 members, distributed in 527 (9.5%) municipalities throughout Brazil. The female sex represented 78.4% of the members and the median age was 43 (36-54) years. The median density of dermatologists was 0.35 (0.21-0.37) per 10,000 inhabitants. The correlation (Spearman's rho) between density of dermatologists and human development index was 0.39 (p <0.01). The Brazilian dermatologist is characterized as: female, age <50 years and presenting an heterogeneous distribution throught the country.

Keywords:
Dermatology; Geography, medical; Human development; Social indicators; Spatial analysis

State	Females*	Age (years)**	Density of dermatologists***
AC	5 (100)	48.3 (37.0-62.6)	0.13
AL	68 (83)	46.3 (34.8-54.4)	0.21
AM	67 (73)	43.9 (33.9-56.1)	0.43
AP	3 (75)	51.4 (44.5-54.3)	0.09
BA	200 (79)	42.0 (37.1-56.5)	0.21
CE	144 (74)	40.4 (34.2-51.0)	0.31
ES	183 (84)	44.5 (36.2-55.1)	0.41
GO#	336 (76)	41.2 (35.9-51.7)	0.31
MA	34 (79)	41.5 (32.0-56.4)	0.30
MG	531 (74)	43.2 (36.4-53.5)	0.35
MS	51 (76)	40.2 (34.1-53.0)	0.28
MT	64 (77)	39.7 (34.6-46.4)	0.27
PA	100 (77)	47.1 (35.6-59.6)	0.11
PB	79 (83)	44.0 (35.7-53.5)	0.44
PE	224 (83)	43.5 (36.7-54.0)	0.14
PI	33 (64)	40.0 (35.0-56.5)	0.41
PR	319 (72)	41.4 (35.1-50.2)	0.36
RJ	1153 (80)	43.6 (35.5-55.0)	0.41
RN	76 (73)	39.7 (33.6-51.9)	0.30
RO	12 (57)	40.8 (35.9-44.6)	0.19
RR	7 (87)	34.2 (32.7-52.8)	0.25
RS	440 (81)	41.6 (35.6-53.6)	0.33
SC	196 (69)	40.6 (35-48.9)	0.47
SE	44 (73)	39.8 (34.9-56.8)	0.56
SP	2183 (79)	43.4 (35.9-54.1)	0.39
TO	20 (76)	41.6 (35.6-50.5)	0.49
TOTAL	6572 (78)	42.7 (35.7-53.9)	0.41

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[TFN1] ^#
Including Brasília (Federal District);

[TFN2] ^*
n (%);

[TFN3] ^**
media (p25-p75);

[TFN4] ^***
median value of the number of dermatologists /10,000 inhabitants among the cities with registered associates.

Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists*

Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists^*