TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral health self-perception in quilombola communities in Rio Grande do Sul
T2 - A cross-sectional exploratory study
AU - Bidinotto, Augusto Bacelo
AU - D’Ávila, Otávio Pereira
AU - Martins, Aline Blaya
AU - Hugo, Fernando Neves
AU - Neutzling, Marilda Borges
AU - Bairros, Fernanda de Souza
AU - Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Objective: There’s a shortage of evidence on the oral health of quilombolas. This study aims to describe oral health self-perception, as well as to verify its associated factors in quilombola communities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: The data for this cross-sectional health survey were collected by application of a questionnaire. Since this study was part of a survey on nutritional security, the probabilistic cluster sample was estimated for the outcome of nutritional insecurity, comprising 583 individuals across quilombola communities in Rio Grande do Sul. The association between the outcome of negative oral health self-perception and sociodemographic, general health, and oral health variables was measured by prevalence ratios obtained through Poisson regressions with robust variance and 95% confidence intervals. Results: Negative self-rated oral health was reported by 313 (53.1%) of the individuals. Satisfaction with chewing ability and satisfaction with oral appearance were associated with a higher prevalence of negative perception of oral health, while there was no association between the outcome and number of teeth. Use of alcohol had a borderline association with the outcome. Conclusion: Satisfaction with appearance and chewing ability are factors associated with oral-health self-perception of the quilombolas in Rio Grande do Sul.
AB - Objective: There’s a shortage of evidence on the oral health of quilombolas. This study aims to describe oral health self-perception, as well as to verify its associated factors in quilombola communities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: The data for this cross-sectional health survey were collected by application of a questionnaire. Since this study was part of a survey on nutritional security, the probabilistic cluster sample was estimated for the outcome of nutritional insecurity, comprising 583 individuals across quilombola communities in Rio Grande do Sul. The association between the outcome of negative oral health self-perception and sociodemographic, general health, and oral health variables was measured by prevalence ratios obtained through Poisson regressions with robust variance and 95% confidence intervals. Results: Negative self-rated oral health was reported by 313 (53.1%) of the individuals. Satisfaction with chewing ability and satisfaction with oral appearance were associated with a higher prevalence of negative perception of oral health, while there was no association between the outcome and number of teeth. Use of alcohol had a borderline association with the outcome. Conclusion: Satisfaction with appearance and chewing ability are factors associated with oral-health self-perception of the quilombolas in Rio Grande do Sul.
KW - African continental ancestry group
KW - Ethnicity and health
KW - Oral health
KW - Rural population
KW - Self-assessment
KW - Vulnerable groups
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U2 - 10.1590/1980-5497201700010008
DO - 10.1590/1980-5497201700010008
M3 - Article
C2 - 28513797
AN - SCOPUS:85019187285
SN - 1415-790X
VL - 20
SP - 91
EP - 101
JO - Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
JF - Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
IS - 1
ER -