Global caries experience in children and its relationship with government expenditures on education and health, sugar consumption, and years of schooling: An ecological study

Objective To evaluate the influence of gross domestic product (GDP), government expenditures on education and health (% of GDP), per capita sugar consumption, and years of schooling on caries experience (DMFT) in 12‐year‐old children globally. Methods The study analyzed global data of GDP, sugar con...

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Published in:Journal of public health dentistry 2022-09, Vol.82 (4), p.372-377
Main Authors: Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf, AlHumaid, Jehan, Alhareky, Muhanad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescents
caries
Child
Children
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Caries Susceptibility
Dietary Sugars
Ecological studies
education
Expenditures
Global Health
Government
Government spending
Health Expenditures
Humans
income
Multivariate analysis
Sugar
Sugars
use of sugar
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Summary:Objective To evaluate the influence of gross domestic product (GDP), government expenditures on education and health (% of GDP), per capita sugar consumption, and years of schooling on caries experience (DMFT) in 12‐year‐old children globally. Methods The study analyzed global data of GDP, sugar consumption, years of schooling, expenditure on education and health, and DMFT from 69 countries. Information about DMFT and sugar consumption was retrieved from the World Health Organization while data of other study variables were available from the United Nations Development Program. Data were compared among low, middle, and high‐income countries. Results Sugar consumption (p = 0.005) and years of schooling increased progressively from low‐income to high‐income countries (p 
ISSN:0022-4006
1752-7325
DOI:10.1111/jphd.12467