Offer and Use of Oral Health in Primary Care Before and After the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 20(supl.1): e0139, 2020. tab
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in En
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1135583
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BR1264.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To compare the offer and use of oral health services in primary care, before and after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Material andMethods:
An observational study with a cross-sectional ecological design, using data from the Health Information System for Primary Care. Data regarding the number of Oral Health Teams (OHT), Oral Health Coverage in Primary Care (OHC), number of First Programmatic Dental Consultations (FPDC), and number of visits due to dental abscess and toothache were collected. Data regarding the 26 Brazilian states and Federal District were collected, as consolidated of the first quarter (January to April) of 2019 and of 2020. The median of the difference (MD) and the percentage of variation (%V) were obtained for each variable and were compared by Wilcoxon test (α<0.05).Results:
An increase in the number of OHT was observed in 25 states (MD=45; %V=6.13; p<0.001), whilst the OHC increased in 17 states (MD=1.01; %V=1.62; p=0.035) between the 2019 and 2020. We also verified a significant reduction in the number of FPDC (MD=- 42.806; %V=-38.70; p<0.001), as well as in the number of visits due to dental abscess (MD=-1.032; %V=-29.04; p=0.002) and due to toothache (MD=-14.445; %V=-32.68; p<0.001).Conclusion:
Although an expansion of OHT and OHC between 2019 and 2020 was verified, the offer and use of oral health services in primary care has decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
BBO
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LILACS
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Brazil
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Oral Health
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
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