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0324/2021 - Inequalities in the profile of using dental services in Brazil
Desigualdades no perfil de utilização de serviços odontológicos no Brasil

Author:

• Maria Helena Rodrigues Galvão - Galvão, M. H. R. - <mhrgalvao@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-2863

Co-author(s):

• Ava Conceição Oliveira de Souza - de Souza, A. C. O. - <avassouza@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-9608
• Hannah Gil de Farias Morais - Morais, H. G. de F. - <hannah_gil@hotmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3488-3465
• Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli C. Oliveira - Oliveira, A.G.R.C - <roncalli@terra.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-697X


Abstract:

This study aimed to analyze the influence of socioeconomic factors on the inequality in the use of dental services in the Brazilian population. The methodology was based on a cross-sectional study, using secondary datathe National Health Survey (PNS) 2013. The database used contains information on 60,202 individuals over 18 years of age. The dependent variables evaluated were “frequency of dental consultation” and “type of dental treatment performed in the last consultation. The independent variables evaluated were sex, age group, education, social class measured using the criterion Brazil and geographic region. In the multivariate analysis, the outcome odds-ratio were evaluated using a multinominal logistic regression model. It was noticed that the population of black color / race, residing in the North / Northeast region, of lower social class and education, had a greater chance of carrying out irregular follow-up and never having gone to the dentist. In addition, this population strata was also more likely to perform surgical or urgent dental procedures at the last dental appointment. PNS 2013 data demonstrate a scenario of social inequality in Brazil\'s access to dental services.

Keywords:

Oral Health. Health Status Disparities. Health Services Accessibility. Dental Health Services.

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Galvão, M. H. R., de Souza, A. C. O., Morais, H. G. de F., Oliveira, A.G.R.C. Inequalities in the profile of using dental services in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/inequalities-in-the-profile-of-using-dental-services-in-brazil/18223?id=18223



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