牙周病的差异和社会决定因素
1Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Periodontology 2000
|January 13, 2024
概括
牙周病不成比例地影响全球边缘化群体. 解决社会不平等问题对于减少这些普遍的口腔健康差异至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 健康的社会决定因素
背景情况:
- 牙周病是一个重大的全球公共卫生挑战.
- 这些疾病在全球普遍存在,对个人和社区产生负面影响.
- 现有证据表明,在各种人口和社会经济层面上,牙周健康存在显著差异.
研究的目的:
- 调查基于年龄,性别和社会经济因素的牙周病差异的证据.
- 审查导致这些健康不平等的潜在原因.
- 探索弥合疾病患病率差距和改善口腔健康公平的战略.
主要方法:
- 对有关牙周病发病率和差异的现有文献进行系统审查.
- 对与牙周健康相关的人口和社会经济因素的分析.
- 识别社会不平等及其对获得牙科护理的影响.
主要成果:
- 牙周病不成比例地影响着较贫穷和边缘化的人口.
- 疾病患病率与年龄,性别,收入,教育和社会阶级等因素之间存在强烈的关联.
- 社会不平等与口腔健康和获得专业牙科护理的差异密切相关.
结论:
- 社会不平等,包括年龄,性别,收入和教育差距,是牙周病差异的主要驱动因素.
- 有针对性的战略对于消除少数群体和边缘化群体口腔健康状况和牙科护理准入方面的不平等至关重要.
- 优先考虑解决这些差异的干预措施对全球公共卫生至关重要.
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