TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vikum, E.
AU  - Krokstad, S.
AU  - Holst, D.
AU  - Westin, S.
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012//
TI  - Socioeconomic inequalities in dental services utilisation in a Norwegian county: the third Nord-Trondelag Health Survey
T2  - Scand J Public Health
JO  - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
SP  - 648
EP  - 655
VL  - 40
IS  - 7
KW  - Adult
KW  - Age Factors
KW  - Dental Health Services/*utilization
KW  - Educational Status
KW  - Female
KW  - Health Surveys
KW  - *Healthcare Disparities
KW  - Humans
KW  - Income/*statistics & numerical data
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Norway
KW  - Risk
KW  - Young Adult
AB  - 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.
SN  - 1403-4948
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012325
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494812458989
DO  - 10.1177/1403494812458989
LA  - English
N1  - PMID:23012325
ID  - Vikum_etal2012
ER  -