dc.contributor.author |
Carbajal Rodríguez, Gisselle Paola |
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dc.contributor.author |
Aravena-Rivas, Y. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Leon Manco, Roberto Antonio |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-12-06T21:04:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-12-06T21:04:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/7621 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE: To assess the presence of inequalities in attendance to dental services in relation to socio-economic position (SEP) in a national sample of older adults in Peru. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN: A cross-sectional study using multivariate regression analysis of secondary data obtained from the National survey on demographics and family health in Peru (Encuesta Nacional en Demografia y Salud familiar, ENDES). PARTICIPANTS: 4749 >/=60-year-olds. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Attendance at dental health services in the last 2 years. Independent variable: Wealth Index as a measure of SEP. Covariates: Sex, age, natural region of residence, place of residence and health insurance coverage. RESULTS: There was a social gradient for the association between attendance to dental health services and SEP, with older adults from the richest (fifth) quintile showing a 3.01 times higher probability of visiting dental services (95%CI 2.15-4.19), those in the fourth quintile PR=2.19 (95%CI 1.61-3.00), third quintile PR=2.00 (95%CI 1.49-2.69), and those in the second quintile PR=1.42 (95%CI 1.10-1.84), when compared to the poorest quintile after adjusting for sex, age, residence, natural region and health insurance coverage. CONCLUSIONS: There is a clear social gradient in dental attendance among older adults in Peru. This is important to provide further insights into current national programmes and relevant long-term policies. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
CDH Publishers |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Community Dental Health |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
dental attendance |
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dc.subject |
Inequalities |
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dc.subject |
older adults |
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dc.subject |
Peru |
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dc.subject |
socioeconomic factors |
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dc.title |
Social gradients in dental attendance among older adults: Findings from the National Survey on Demographics and Health in Peru. |
en_US |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_4597Carbajal-Rodriguez06 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.14 |
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dc.relation.issn |
2515-1746 |
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