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Effect of the 2008 economic crisis on oral health in Spain: analysis of serial cross-sectional, population-based health surveys

ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of the economic crisis on the oral health of individuals in Spain based on variables including sex, unemployment, social class and educational level.DesignThis was an analysis of serial cross-sectional, population-based health surveys conducted before the crisis (200...

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Published in:BMJ open 2022-12, Vol.12 (12), p.e061947-e061947
Main Authors: Eirey, Silvia Méndez, San-Roman-Montero, Jesús, Gil de Miguel, Angel, Rojo, Rosa, López Sánchez, Antonio F
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Language:English
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Summary:ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of the economic crisis on the oral health of individuals in Spain based on variables including sex, unemployment, social class and educational level.DesignThis was an analysis of serial cross-sectional, population-based health surveys conducted before the crisis (2003 and 2006) and during the crisis (2011, 2014 and 2017).SettingNational Health Surveys of Spain and the European Health Survey in Spain.ParticipantsA total of 189 543 participants were recruited.Outcome measuresThe independent variables were sex, employment, social class and educational level. The dependent variables were related to oral health. Descriptive statistics, χ2 tests and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test were performed.ResultsThe results showed that there were differences (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061947