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0070/2014 - Relationship between gender, income and education with self-perceived oral health among elderly Mexican adults. An exploratory study
Relação entre gênero, renda e educação com a autopercepão da saúde bucal em idosos mexicanos. Um estudo exploratório.

Author:

• Rosa Diana Hernández-Palacios - Hernández-Palacios, Rosa Diana - México D.F, México - Unidad de Investigación en Gerontología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México D.F., - < mendovic@unam.mx>

Co-author(s):

• Velia Ramírez-Amador - Ramírez-Amador,Velia - 2Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México, D.F., México. - <mendovic@unam.mx>
• Edgar Carlos Jarillo-Soto - Jarillo-Soto,Edgar Carlos - 2Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México, D.F., México. - <mendovic@unam.mx>
• María Esther Irigoyen-Camacho - Irigoyen-Camacho,María Esther - 2Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México, D.F. - <mendovic@unam.mx>
• Manuel Mendoza-Núñez, - Mendoza-Núñez, Manuel - 1Unidad de Investigación en Gerontología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México D.F., - <mendovic@unam.mx>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between the socio demographic factors with self-perceived oral health (SPOH) among elderly subjects. A cross-sectional, exploratory examination of 150 elderly subjects whose ages ranged from 60-86 years, was conducted. These subjects used the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) to assess their SPOH. In addition, sociodemographic data were collected from study participants. Data were analyzed using Student’s t-test, the examination of odds ratio (OR) of logistic regression analysis, the chi-square test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index for the study participants was 20.1 ± 5.8; 21.3% of subjects were edentulous, and 69.3% of subjects wore removable dentures. The 62.7% of study participants had poor SPOH (defined as GOHAI score &#8804; 44). Poor SPOH was significantly more frequent among males (OR = 2.72, 95% CI: 1.03-7.13, p < 0.05), low-income individuals (OR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.3 -5.8, p < 0.01), and subjects with less education (OR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.1-4.6, p < 0.05) than among the overall subject population. Our findings suggest that the gender (male), low income and low educational levels have significantly influence on self-perceived oral health status of elderly individuals, independently of tooth loss.

Keywords:

Oral health, Gender, Income, GOHAI

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Hernández-Palacios, Rosa Diana , Ramírez-Amador,Velia, Jarillo-Soto,Edgar Carlos , Irigoyen-Camacho,María Esther, Mendoza-Núñez, Manuel. Relationship between gender, income and education with self-perceived oral health among elderly Mexican adults. An exploratory study. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2014/Oct). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/relationship-between-gender-income-and-education-with-selfperceived-oral-health-among-elderly-mexican-adults-an-exploratory-study/15054



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