Contextual and individual factors associated with public dental services utilisation in Brazil: A multilevel analysis

This study verified the association between contextual and individual factors and public dental services utilisation in Brazil. The study was conducted based on a cross-sectional population-based household survey performed in Brazil (National Health Survey- 2019)). Data was collected between August...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-07, Vol.16 (7), p.e0254310
Main Authors: Galvão, Maria Helena Rodrigues, Medeiros, Arthur de Almeida, Roncalli, Angelo Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biology and Life Sciences
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision making
Dental care
Dental Care - statistics & numerical data
Dental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Dentists
Family income
Female
Health care
Health care policy
Health services
Households
Humans
Independent variables
Male
Medical care
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Multilevel Analysis
Oral Health - statistics & numerical data
Oral hygiene
People and places
Per capita
Performance evaluation
Polls & surveys
Population
Primary care
Public health
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic Factors
Teeth
Utilization
Variables
Young Adult
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Summary:This study verified the association between contextual and individual factors and public dental services utilisation in Brazil. The study was conducted based on a cross-sectional population-based household survey performed in Brazil (National Health Survey- 2019)). Data was collected between August 2019 and March 2020. Total sample included 43,167 individuals aged ≥15 years who had at least one dental appointment in the last 12 months before interview. Study outcome was 'public dental service utilisation', and Andersen's behavioral model was adopted for selecting independent variables. A multilevel analysis was performed using individual factors as first level and federation units as second level. The highest prevalence of public dental service utilisation on an individual level was observed among unable to read or write people (PR: 3.31; p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0254310