0624/2013 - Associação entre capital social, condições e comportamentos de saúde bucal Association among social capital, conditions and oral health behaviors
• ISABELLA AZEVEDO BEZERRA - BEZERRA, I.A. - JABOATÃO DOS GUARARAPES, PE - Universidade de Pernambuco - <isabellaazevedo83@hotmail.com>
Área Temática:
Saúde Bucal
Resumo:
O capital social, cuja teoria busca explicar as desigualdades sociais em saúde por meio das interações dos fatores sociais, econômicos e ambientais, tem sido associado a diversos agravos em saúde, mas há ainda poucas pesquisas na área da saúde bucal. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a associação entre capital social e fatores sociodemográficos, e comportamentais relacionados à saúde bucal em escolares de 15 a 19 anos. Uma amostra aleatória de 1.417 adolescentes respondeu a um questionário auto-aplicado, cujos dados foram analisados de forma descritiva (frequências simples, medidas de tendência central e medidas de variabilidade) e inferencial (Qui Quadrado de Pearson). Os resultados mostraram que o capital social mais prevalente entre os adolescentes foi o de nível intermediário (52,4%), bem como entre cada uma das suas dimensões, com exceção da ação social onde a maioria (39,4%) foi classificada como de baixo nível. Entre as variáveis analisadas, o capital social foi associado estatisticamente apenas ao sexo, com as mulheres apresentando maior chance de ser classificada com baixo capital social. Essa área carece ainda de muitas pesquisas para amadurecimento teórico-conceitual e metodológico a fim de melhor se compreender contextos sociais essenciais para formulação de políticas de saúde públicas eficazes.
Palavras-chave:
Organização social
Odontologia
Adolescente
Epidemiologia
Abstract:
The social capital, whose theory seeks to explain social inequality in health through the interactions of social, economic and environmental factors, has been linked to many health hazards, but there is still little research on the area of oral health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association among social capital, socio-demographic and behavioral factors related to oral health among schoolchildren from 15 to 19 years old. A random sample of 1.417 adolescents have answered a self-administered survey, and data were descriptivelyanalyzed (simple frequencies, measures of central tendency and measures of variability) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test). The results showed that the social capital which is more prevalent among adolescents was the intermediate level (52,4%), as well as among each of its dimensions, exceptby social action where the majority (39,4%) were classified as low-leveled. Among the variables analyzed, the social capital was only statistically associated with sex, with women showing greater chance of being classified underthe ‘low social capital’ label. Such area still needs a lot of research to widen theoretical-conceptual and methodological framework in order to better understand the social contexts which are essential for formulating effective public health policies.
Keywords:
Social Organization
Dentistry
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Association among social capital, conditions and oral health behaviors
Resumo (abstract):
The social capital, whose theory seeks to explain social inequality in health through the interactions of social, economic and environmental factors, has been linked to many health hazards, but there is still little research on the area of oral health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association among social capital, socio-demographic and behavioral factors related to oral health among schoolchildren from 15 to 19 years old. A random sample of 1.417 adolescents have answered a self-administered survey, and data were descriptivelyanalyzed (simple frequencies, measures of central tendency and measures of variability) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test). The results showed that the social capital which is more prevalent among adolescents was the intermediate level (52,4%), as well as among each of its dimensions, exceptby social action where the majority (39,4%) were classified as low-leveled. Among the variables analyzed, the social capital was only statistically associated with sex, with women showing greater chance of being classified underthe ‘low social capital’ label. Such area still needs a lot of research to widen theoretical-conceptual and methodological framework in order to better understand the social contexts which are essential for formulating effective public health policies.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Social Organization
Dentistry
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Goes, P.S.A., BEZERRA, I.A.. Associação entre capital social, condições e comportamentos de saúde bucal. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/jul). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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