Health service accessibility and service users' position in the social space in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2006: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To analyze association between social position and access to health services.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in primary health care centers in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, where a project for improving accessibility was implemented. Pearson's chi-square test and logistic regression were used.

Evolution of inequalities in mortality in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, 1991/2006.

An ecological study was carried out with the aim of analyzing the evolution of inequalities in mortality in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, between 1991 and 2006. The city was divided into four social strata from 95 geographic Information Zones. The variables used for social stratification were education level and income of heads of households.