Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015
Abstract: The aim of the study is: (a) investigate the racial inequalities as one specific dimension that affects dental pain in Brazilian adolescents; and (b) investigate the regional variations of dental pain. This cross-sectional study used data from Brazilian National Survey of School Health (Pe...
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| author | Francine Costa Andrea Wendt Caroline Costa Luiz Alexandre Chisini Bernardo Agostini Rosália Neves Thaynã Flores Marcos Britto Correa Flávio Demarco |
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| description | Abstract: The aim of the study is: (a) investigate the racial inequalities as one specific dimension that affects dental pain in Brazilian adolescents; and (b) investigate the regional variations of dental pain. This cross-sectional study used data from Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), carried out with adolescents in 2009, 2012 and 2015. Dental pain was evaluated through the question: “Did you have dental pain in the last six months?”. The main exposures were race and Brazilian regions, used to evaluate inequalities related to the outcome. Sex, age, school type and maternal education were used as covariables. The statistical significance of the trends in dental pain was tested using linear regression. The analysis was conducted in Stata 13.0 statistical package using the svy command. The standard prevalence of dental pain was 18.8%, 21.1% and 23.7%, showing an increasing trend over time (p < 0.001). We observed absolute inequalities in dental pain related to race and regions. A higher prevalence was found in non-white girls of public schools and in the Northern Region. The indexes of inequalities increased in the group of black girls, related to an increase of dental pain predominantly in girls whose mothers had lower educational level. It was observed that the prevalence of dental pain in Brazilian adolescents increased over time as well as its inequalities, which remained in marginalized populations and linked to Brazilian regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-130578c86a99429ca13bfb1052b5b49a2022-12-21T19:28:47ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-44642021-06-0137610.1590/0102-311x00108620Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015Francine Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-937XAndrea Wendthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-2254Caroline Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0281-6890Luiz Alexandre Chisinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-0361Bernardo Agostinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4480-1873Rosália Neveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6798-9130Thaynã Floreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0098-1681Marcos Britto Correahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-3541Flávio Demarcohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-491XAbstract: The aim of the study is: (a) investigate the racial inequalities as one specific dimension that affects dental pain in Brazilian adolescents; and (b) investigate the regional variations of dental pain. This cross-sectional study used data from Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), carried out with adolescents in 2009, 2012 and 2015. Dental pain was evaluated through the question: “Did you have dental pain in the last six months?”. The main exposures were race and Brazilian regions, used to evaluate inequalities related to the outcome. Sex, age, school type and maternal education were used as covariables. The statistical significance of the trends in dental pain was tested using linear regression. The analysis was conducted in Stata 13.0 statistical package using the svy command. The standard prevalence of dental pain was 18.8%, 21.1% and 23.7%, showing an increasing trend over time (p < 0.001). We observed absolute inequalities in dental pain related to race and regions. A higher prevalence was found in non-white girls of public schools and in the Northern Region. The indexes of inequalities increased in the group of black girls, related to an increase of dental pain predominantly in girls whose mothers had lower educational level. It was observed that the prevalence of dental pain in Brazilian adolescents increased over time as well as its inequalities, which remained in marginalized populations and linked to Brazilian regions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2021000605013&tlng=enToothacheAdolescentHealth Inequality MonitoringOral Health |
| spellingShingle | Francine Costa Andrea Wendt Caroline Costa Luiz Alexandre Chisini Bernardo Agostini Rosália Neves Thaynã Flores Marcos Britto Correa Flávio Demarco Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 Cadernos de Saúde Pública Toothache Adolescent Health Inequality Monitoring Oral Health |
| title | Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 |
| title_full | Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 |
| title_short | Racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents: Brazilian National Survey of School Health (PeNSE), 2009 to 2015 |
| title_sort | racial and regional inequalities of dental pain in adolescents brazilian national survey of school health pense 2009 to 2015 |
| topic | Toothache Adolescent Health Inequality Monitoring Oral Health |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2021000605013&tlng=en |
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