title: Utilization of public and private health services by the population of Belo Horizonte.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the differences in health services utilization by users of Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and beneficiaries of Supplemental Health (SH).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 288 adult subjects, residing in Belo Horizonte, who participated in the VIGITEL telephone survey in 2009, composed the sample, whose variables were analyzed according to the classification as users of SUS or beneficiaries of SH. Prevalence Ratios (PR), adjusted for sex, age and schooling, were calculated to evaluate differences between groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Need and demand for health services were similar between groups, and users of SUS were less successful in obtaining service (PR = 0.78; p = 0.027). Most participants in both groups evaluated the health care received as very good/good without significant differences (72.1% for SUS, 84.0% for SH; p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there are differences in the utilization of health services in Belo Horizonte, the service obtained is well rated by both users of SUS and health plans.
authors: Municipal Administration of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Carlos Henrique Campos
authors: CH
authors: Castanheira
authors: Maternal-child Nursing and Public Health Department, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Adriano Marçal
authors: AM
authors: Pimenta
authors: Maternal-child Nursing and Public Health Department, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Francisco Carlos Félix
authors: FC
authors: Lana
authors: Maternal-child Nursing and Public Health Department, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors: Deborah Carvalho
authors: DC
authors: Malta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult