Table 2 Parameter estimates of the overall effect of the more Doctors law (MML) on the annual number of students and physicians in Brazil from 2003 to 2023 (95% CI)
Average annual change prior to onset of MML effects β1 | p-value | Additional average annual increase after MML β2 | p-value | Difference between average annual change before and after MML β3 | p-value | Linear trend after the onset of the effects of the MML β1 + β3 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctors (before and after 2020)* | 13593.6 (12493.5; 14747.7) | < 0.001 | 7353.2 (5412.9; 9293.5) | < 0.001 | 12220.4 (8982.6; 15458.2) | < 0.001 | 25814.1 (23068.1; 28560.2) | < 0.001 |
Students (before and after 2013)* | 5703.5 (5029.3; 6377.7) | < 0.001 | -13267.1 (-27585.2; 1050.9) | 0.067 | 10540.1 (8414.7; 12665.5) | < 0.001 | 16243.7 (14033.9–18453.4) | < 0.001 |