Women's economic empowerment, participation in decision-making and exposure to violence as risk indicators for early childhood caries.
BMC Oral Health
; 20(1): 54, 2020 02 17.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
In view of the association between early childhood caries (ECC])and maternal social risk factors, this study tried to determine if there were associations between indicators of processes, outputs and outcomes of women's empowerment, and the prevalence of ECC.METHODS:
In this ecological study, indicators measuring the explanatory variables - economic empowerment, decision-making and violence against women - were selected from the Integrated Results and Resources Framework of the UN-Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021 and WHO database. Indicators measuring the outcome variables - the prevalence of ECC for children aged 0 to 2 years, and 3 to 5 years - were extracted from a published literature. The general linear models used to determine the association between the outcome and explanatory variables were adjusted for economic level of countries. Regression estimates (B), 95% confidence intervals and partial eta squared (η2) were calculated.RESULTS:
Countries with more females living under 50% of median income had higher prevalence of ECC for 3 to 5-year olds (B = 1.82, 95% CI = 0.12, 3.52). Countries with higher percentage of women participating in their own health care decisions had higher prevalence of ECC for 0 to 2-year-olds (B = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.03, 1.67). Countries with higher percentage of women participating in decisions related to visiting family, relatives and friends had higher prevalence of ECC for 3 to 5-year-olds (B = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.03, 1.32). None of the indicators for violence against women was significantly associated with the prevalence of ECC.CONCLUSION:
Empowerment of women is a welcome social development that may have some negative impact on children's oral health. Changes in policies and norms are needed to protect children's oral health while empowering women.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tomada de Decisões
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Cárie Dentária
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Violência por Parceiro Íntimo
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Exposição à Violência
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Empoderamento
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Oral Health
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria