Trend of Income-related Inequality of Child Oral Health in Australia
Trend of Income-related Inequality of Child Oral Health in Australia
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DOI：
10.1177/0022034510371280
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Liu, P.
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作者：
Do, L. G.;Spencer, A. J.;Liu, P.
我们必须监测卫生方面的社会经济不平等。由于社会经济不平等的扩大，预计儿童口腔健康方面的不平等将会扩大。本研究旨在评估澳大利亚儿童龋齿经历中与收入相关的不平等趋势。1992/93年和2002/03年的横断面研究收集了5至10岁儿童的乳牙蛀牙经历和6至12岁儿童的永久性蛀牙经历的数据。家庭组成和收入被用来计算等值收入的四分位数。不平等斜率指数（SII）、集中指数（CI）和基于回归的比率用于量化收入相关的不平等并评估趋势。与收入相关的龋齿经历不平等是明显的，无论时间和牙齿。不平等的三个指标表明，在这十年中，与收入有关的儿童龋齿不平等现象显著增加。永久性龋病经历的收入不平等没有显著变化。在澳大利亚儿童中，收入不平等在乳牙方面增加，但在恒牙方面没有增加。
It is important that we monitor socio-economic inequality in health. Inequality in child oral health has been expected to widen because of widening socio-economic inequality. This study aimed to evaluate trends in income-related inequality in caries experience of Australian children. Cross-sectional studies in 1992/93 and 2002/03 collected data on deciduous caries experience of 5- to 10-year-olds and permanent caries experience of 6- to 12-year-olds. Household composition and income was used to calculate quartiles of equivalized income. Slope Index of Inequality (SII), Concentration Index (CI), and regression-based rate ratios were used to quantify income-related inequality and to evaluate trends. Income-related inequality in caries experience was evident regardless of time and dentition. The three indicators of inequality indicate a significant increase in income-related inequality in child deciduous caries experience during the decade. The income inequality in permanent caries experience did not change significantly. Income inequalities increased in deciduous teeth, but not in permanent teeth, among Australian children.