Effect of the 2008 economic crisis on oral health in Spain: analysis of serial cross-sectional, population-based health surveys

Autor: Silvia Méndez Eirey, Jesús San-Roman-Montero, Angel Gil de Miguel, Rosa Rojo, Antonio F López Sánchez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 12 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061947
Popis: Objectives To evaluate the impact of the economic crisis on the oral health of individuals in Spain based on variables including sex, unemployment, social class and educational level.Design This was an analysis of serial cross-sectional, population-based health surveys conducted before the crisis (2003 and 2006) and during the crisis (2011, 2014 and 2017).Setting National Health Surveys of Spain and the European Health Survey in Spain.ParticipantsA total of 189 543 participants were recruited.Outcome measures The independent variables were sex, employment, social class and educational level. The dependent variables were related to oral health. Descriptive statistics, χ2 tests and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test were performed.Results The results showed that there were differences (p
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