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Table 4 Dimensional analysis of planning and evaluation parameters according to the health administration region type. Brazil, 2017

From: Cancer care in Brazil: structure and geographical distribution

Dimensional analysis

Type of health administration region

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Total

(n = 175)

(n = 47)

(n = 129)

(n = 27)

(n = 60)

(n = 438)

Number of geographical regions with facilities authorized for oncology services

14 (8.0%)

8 (17.0%)

58 (45.0%)

17 (62.9%)

55 (91.7%)

153 (34.9%)

Number of CACON(d) or UNACON(e) facilities according to planning and evaluation parameters

Adequate

109

37

85

14

29

274

Higher than necessary

2

1

19

3

15

40

Lower than necessary

64

9

25

10

16

124

Number of paediatric oncology services(f) according to planning and evaluation parameters

Adequate

174

47

117

18

27

383

Higher than necessary

0

0

6

2

18

26

Lower than necessary

1

0

6

7

15

29

Number of haematology-oncology services(g) according to planning and evaluation parameters

Adequate

173

47

108

16

21

365

Higher than necessary

1

0

17

5

32

55

Lower than necessary

1

0

4

6

7

18

Number of facilities according to oncology service accreditation type

CACON(a)

1

0

8

4

31

44

UNACON(b)

15

8

66

24

133

246

Hospital complexes(c)

0

0

0

3

6

9

Number of specific cancer services by type

Clinical oncology

16

8

73

28

148

273

Paediatric oncology

0

0

8

7

57

72

Haematology-oncology

1

0

24

12

86

123

Radiotherapy

7

2

46

15

86

156

Surgical oncology

12

8

66

28

155

269

Number of facilities authorized as CACON(a) or UNACON(b)

1

14

8

48

13

21

104

2 to 5

1

0

11

5

28

45

  > 5

0

0

0

0

6

6

  1. (a) CACON: High-Complexity Oncology Centre, including the subcategory CACON with paediatric oncology; (b) UNACON: High-Complexity Oncology Unit, including the subcategories UNACON with paediatric oncology, UNACON with haematology-oncology, UNACON with radiotherapy, UNACON exclusive for paediatric oncology, and UNACON exclusive for haematology-oncology; (c) Includes radiotherapy service in the hospital complex and general hospital with cancer surgery in the hospital complex; (d) Includes only the high-complexity oncology centre; (e) High-complexity oncology unit, including the subcategories UNACON with paediatric oncology, UNACON with haematology-oncology, and UNACON with radiotherapy; (f) Includes CACON with paediatric oncology, UNACON with paediatric oncology, and UNACON exclusive for paediatric oncology; (g) Includes CACON, CACON with paediatric oncology, UNACON with haematology-oncology, and UNACON exclusive for haematology-oncology