Objective

Describe accessibility to public health services in the city of Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, and analyze the association between socioeconomic conditions of users and the health services chosen for routine care.

Materials and Methods

Observational cross-sectional study, with data obtained from primary sources from the application of a survey designed ad hoc from a two-stage probabilistic sampling. The data was analyzed through the preparation of contingency tables. The association between variables was measured using Chi2 tests and correspondence analysis.

Results

Evidence of a significant association between the type of health service the population attends and the highest level of education attained for α=0,05 (p<0,01). There is a correspondence between the categories "Incomplete Secondary" and "Complete Primary" and the choice of public Health Services, with greater force in the case of the Provincial Hospital and the Home health Referents with "Incomplete Secondary". Strong evidence was also found regarding the association between the occupation condition reported by the household health referents and the care service chosen by these households, for α=0,05 (p<0,01).

Conclusion

There is a gap in accessibility, where as the social position of users improves, the choice of primary care decreases and the choice of private services increases.