Impact of Cash Transfers on the Use of Oral Health Services and Oral Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the present study was to summarize the evidence available on the impact of cash transfers on the use of oral health services and oral health outcomes.

Materials and methods

9 databases were searched for studies on cash transfers and oral health: PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EconLit, Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source, Scopus, Web of Science, and LILACS. We conducted a systematic review of studies that evaluated the impact of cash transfers on the use of oral health services and other oral health outcomes.

Results

Three studies with more than 13,000 participants conducted in Brazil and Argentina were included. One study from Brazil found that participants in the Bolsa Familia Program (BFP) were more likely not to use oral hea

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Vasquez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9369780 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature