Matos Divane Leite, Lima-Costa Maria Fernanda
Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação OswaldoMinas Gerais, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2006 Aug;22(8):1699-707. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006000800018. Epub 2006 Jul 7.
The aim of this study was to determine which characteristics (predisposing and enabling, oral health, perceived need for dental treatment, and behavior) are independently associated with self-rated oral health among adults and older adults in Southeast Brazil. The study was based on 3,240 participants in the SB-Brasil Project/ Southeast. The characteristics of those who rated their oral health as good/very good were compared to those who rated it as fair, poor, or very poor. The following characteristics were significantly and independently associated with better self-rated oral health among adults: monthly household income > US 60.00 dollars, no current perceived need for dental treatment, place of residence in cities with > 50,000 inhabitants, and visit to the dentist > 3 years previously. Among older adults the factors were: monthly household income > US 60.00 dollars, no current perceived need for dental treatment, and 1-19 permanent teeth. Our results confirm those observed in other countries, showing associations between self-rated oral health and predisposing and enabling factors, oral health, perceived need for dental treatment, and behavior.
本研究的目的是确定哪些特征（易患因素和促成因素、口腔健康、对牙科治疗的感知需求以及行为）与巴西东南部成年人和老年人的自评口腔健康独立相关。该研究基于SB-巴西项目/东南部的3240名参与者。将自评口腔健康为良好/非常好的人群的特征与自评口腔健康为一般、差或非常差的人群的特征进行了比较。以下特征与成年人更好的自评口腔健康显著且独立相关：家庭月收入>60.00美元、当前无牙科治疗需求、居住在居民人数>5万的城市以及3年多以前看过牙医。在老年人中，相关因素为：家庭月收入>60.00美元、当前无牙科治疗需求以及1-19颗恒牙。我们的结果证实了在其他国家观察到的情况，表明自评口腔健康与易患因素和促成因素、口腔健康、对牙科治疗的感知需求以及行为之间存在关联。
