Human ecological and social determinants of dental caries among the Xavante Indigenous people in Central Brazil.

ABSTRACT: This community study evaluates complex interactions between macro and micro determinants of oral health in a local Indigenous population based on a theoretical framework of demographic, economic, and healthcare transformation over the last half century. The study population included all residents of eight Xavante villages in Central Brazil. Our hypothetical model posited multiple direct and indirect associations between dental caries and village groups with differentiated territorial and oral care histories, as well as household socioeconomic indicators and food acquisition patterns, individual sociodemographic characteristics, use of dental health services, and oral hygiene practices. Structural equation modelling methods were used to evaluate direct and indirect associations linking exog

SUBMITTER: Arantes R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300322 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature