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Vikum, E.; Krokstad, S.; Holst, D.; Westin, S. |
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Socioeconomic inequalities in dental services utilisation in a Norwegian county: the third Nord-Trondelag Health Survey |
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2012 |
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health |
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Scand J Public Health |
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648-655 |
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Adult; Age Factors; Dental Health Services/*utilization; Educational Status; Female; Health Surveys; *Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Income/*statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Norway; Risk; Young Adult |
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AIM: To assess the level of socioeconomic inequity in dental care utilisation in Norway and enable comparison with recent international comparative studies. METHODS: We studied dental care utilisation among 17,136 men and 21,414 women in the third Nord-Trondelag Health Survey (2006-08). Respondents aged 20 years and above were included in the study, and analyses were also performed within subgroups of age and gender (20-39, 40-59, and >/=60 years). Income-related horizontal inequity was estimated by means of concentration indices. Education-related inequity was estimated as relative risks. RESULTS: We found consistent pro-rich income inequity among men and women of all ages. The level of income inequity was highest among men and women >/=60 years, and in this group the income gradient was steepest between the poorest and the middle quintiles. Pro-educated inequity was found exclusively among men and women >/=60 years. General attendance was high (77%). CONCLUSION: The overall level of income-related inequity in dental services utilisation was low compared to other European countries as reported in two recent international studies of socioeconomic inequalities in dental care utilisation. Pro-rich and pro-educated inequity is a public health challenge mainly in the older part of the population. |
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Department of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. eirikv@stud.ntnu.no |
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