This article aims to identify the factors that influence the efficiency of the municipalities of the state of Paraíba, regarding the management of health resources, more specifically, primary care. For this, we used the inflated beta regression model (0,1] to explain the efficiency in basic care in the municipalities of Paraíba. The results show that municipalities with larger populations, better conditions for basic sanitation and with a higher FIRJAN index of municipal health development, tend to be more efficient in the management of resources related to basic care. On the other hand, municipalities with greater number of medical consultations per health establishment tend to be less efficient. Full efficiency in the management of primary health care resources was shown to be closely related to FIRJAN index of municipal education development
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