title: Family Health Strategy Coverage in Brazil, according to the National Health Survey, 2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to present Family Health Strategy (ESF) coverage according to the National Health Survey (PNS), comparing to administrative data and previous coverage of the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD 2008), and describe the frequencies of home visiting teams.
  
  
  METHODS
  it was compared data from 2013 according to PNS and data from the Ministry of Health and the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD 2008). Home visiting indicators of PNS were stratified by education and Major Regions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the proportion of households registered in Family Health Teams in Brazil was 53.4% (95%CI: 52.1-54.6), being higher in rural areas and in the Northeast. The proportion of residents in registered households was 56.2%, similar to the Ministry of Health (56.4%) and showed growth compared to PNAD 2008 (50.9%). There was variation between regions, UF and capitals. People with lower education level have received more home visiting monthly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the ESF is an important promoter of health equity and its coverage and scope increase is successful in the country.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, dcmalta@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Aline Siqueira
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila Rizzato
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stopa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Atenção Básica, Secretaria de Atenção à Saúde, MS, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Eudes Barroso
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Alves
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ademar Arthur Chioro
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: dos Reis
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005192:Family Health; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans