From: Socioeconomic inequalities in dental health services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2003–2008
Reason | 2003 | 2008 | ||||
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0–7 years of study % (n) | 7 years or more % (n) | Difference between educational groups for each reason: p-value | 0–7 years of study % (n) | 7 years or more % (n) | Difference between educational groups for each reason: p-value | |
Financial difficulty | 42.6 (190) | 25.0 (64) | <0.001 | 33.3 (165) | 29.3 (104) | 0.005 |
‘I have no teeth’ | 17.0 (216) | 10.9 (71) | <0.001 | 19.4 (216) | 9.4 (76) | <0.001 |
‘I did not think necessary’ | 24.8 (193) | 45.7 (130) | <0.001 | 33.5 (210) | 40.8 (154) | 0.066 |
‘I did not have time’ | 7.4 (26) | 6.6 (16) | 0.125 | 6.5 (26) | 13.0 (38) | 0.450 |
‘The dental care service was full’ | 2.6 (11) | 1.0 (2) | 0.231 | 1.8 (8) | 2.2 (9) | 0.689 |
‘The dental care service is too far from my home’ | 0.05 (2) | 0 | n. ab | 0.6 (4) | 0.1 (1) | n. ab |
‘I did not know the service was available’ | 0.03 (1) | 0 | n. ab | 0.3 (2) | 0.2 (1) | n. ab |
<2.5 mw % (n) | ≥2.5 mw % (n) | Difference between income groups for each reason: p-value | <2.5 mw % (n) | ≥2.5 mw % (n) | Difference between income groups for each reason: p-value | |
Financial difficulty | 44.3 (142) | 23.2 (68) | <0.001 | 38.0 (168) | 20.0 (53) | <0.001 |
‘I have no teeth’ | 15.8 (144) | 10.1 (84) | <0.001 | 15.0 (157) | 10.9 (78) | 0.0005 |
‘I did not think necessary’ | 25.6 (134) | 46.3 (158) | <0.001 | 31.9 (185) | 47.4 (134) | 0.0007 |
‘I did not have time’ | 5.3 (15) | 9.1 (22) | 0.552 | 8.5 (31) | 14.5 (30) | 0.713 |
‘The dental care service was full’ | 2.6 (9) | 0.8 (2) | 0.150 | 2.0 (9) | 2.3 (6) | 0.751 |
‘The dental care service is too far from my home’ | 0.2 (1) | 0 | n. ab | 0.4 (4) | 0 | n. ab |
‘I did not know the service was available’ | 0.03 (1) | 0 | n. ab | 0.5 (3) | 0 | n. ab |