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Multilevel analysis of self-perception in oral health and associated factors in Southern Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study

2015; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 31; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0102-311x00037814

1678-4464

Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo, Samuel Jorge Moysés, Simone Tetü Moysés, Márcia Olandoski, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto, Marcos Pascoal Pattussi,

Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between individual and contextual variables related to self-perception in oral health among residents in the municipality of São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The cross-sectional design involved 1,100 adults in 38 census tracts. The self-perception was evaluated using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) tool. A logistic multilevel analysis was performed. The multivariate analysis revealed that those who are of the female gender, older, with lower scores of quality of life and less social support, with poor healthy eating habits, smokers and those living in low-income census tracts presented higher odds of reporting worse oral health self-perception (OHIP-1). We concluded that individual and contextual variables are associated with oral health self-perception. This is essential information for planning health services wishing to meet the health needs of the population.