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Decrease in Socioeconomic Disparities in Self-Rated Oral Health among Brazilian Adults between 2013 and 2019: Results from the National Health Survey

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  • Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares

    (Department of Social and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

  • Maria Luiza Viana Fonseca

    (Department of Social and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

  • Deborah Carvalho Malta

    (Department of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil)

  • Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub

    (Department of Social and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

  • Raquel Conceição Ferreira

    (Department of Social and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil)

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assessed the magnitude of inequalities in self-rated oral health (SROH) among different socioeconomic groups in Brazil. Secondary data from interviews with a sample of adults (≥18 years) from the national health survey 2013 ( n = 64,308) and 2019 ( n = 88,531) were analyzed. Positive SROH was considered when participants selected the good or very good options. Socioeconomic indicators were monthly household income and years of education. The magnitude of inequalities among socioeconomic groups was estimated using the Slope (SII) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII). Interaction term assessed changes in SII/RII over time. Estimates were adjusted for sex and age. The prevalence of SROH was 67.50% in 2013 and 69.68% in 2019. Individuals with lower socioeconomic indicators had a lower prevalence of positive SROH. Significant reductions in the magnitude of the education-based RII between 2013 (1.58) and 2019 (1.48) in Brazil, as well as in north (1.70; 1.45) and northeast (1.50; 1.41) regions and reduction in the income-based RII in the north (1.71; 1.51) were observed. Socioeconomic inequalities in SROH persist across different Brazilian regions, although there was a reduction in disparities among education groups in 2019 compared with 2013. The findings of this study suggest that equitable Brazilian oral health policies may have contributed to reducing SROH inequality over time.

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  • Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares & Maria Luiza Viana Fonseca & Deborah Carvalho Malta & Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub & Raquel Conceição Ferreira, 2024. "Decrease in Socioeconomic Disparities in Self-Rated Oral Health among Brazilian Adults between 2013 and 2019: Results from the National Health Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(9), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:9:p:1198-:d:1475334
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    1. Renato Vitor Vieira & Carlos Antonio Gomes da Cruz & Gizelton Pereira Alencar & Viviane Elisângela Gomes & Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub & Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares & Maria Luiza Viana Fonse, 2024. "Experience of Discrimination and Oral Health Self-Perception: A Cross-Sectional Study among Brazilian Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(6), pages 1-15, June.
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