%0 Journal Article
%T Socioeconomic inequalities in dental services utilisation in a Norwegian county: the third Nord-Trondelag Health Survey
%A Vikum, E.
%A Krokstad, S.
%A Holst, D.
%A Westin, S.
%J Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
%D 2012
%V 40
%N 7
%@ 1403-4948
%G English
%F Vikum_etal2012
%O PMID:23012325
%O exported from refbase (http://vev.medisin.ntnu.no/refbase/show.php?record=1584), last updated on Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:49:07 +0100
%X 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.
%K Adult
%K Age Factors
%K Dental Health Services/*utilization
%K Educational Status
%K Female
%K Health Surveys
%K *Healthcare Disparities
%K Humans
%K Income/*statistics & numerical data
%K Male
%K Middle Aged
%K Norway
%K Risk
%K Young Adult
%R 10.1177/1403494812458989
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012325
%U https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494812458989
%P 648-655