ArticleBMC public health2018
The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children's oral health in Brazil.
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- Evolution of income inequalities in the caries experience of 5-year-old children in Brazil between 2010 and 2023.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
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- Financing for equity for women's, children's and adolescents' health in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Prenatal care and human rights: Addressing the gap between medical and legal frameworks and the experience of women in Brazil.PloS one · 2023Article
- Factors associated with the absence of Brazilians in specialized dental centers.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Bolsa Familia Program and Perinatal Outcomes: NISAMI Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Bolsa Família Program and deaths from oral cancer in Brazil: an ecological study.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
- Impact of Cash Transfers on the Use of Oral Health Services and Oral Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryReview
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral studies have demonstrated that Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs reduce poverty/inequity and childhood mortality. However, none of these studies investigated the link between CCT programs and children's oral health. This study examines the association between receiving the Brazilian conditional cash transfer, Bolsa Familia Program (BFP), and the oral health of five-year-old children in the Northeast of Brazil.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with 230 caregivers/children randomly selected in primary health care clinics in the city of Fortaleza in 2016. Interviews and oral health examinations were performed. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with dental caries among five-year-old children enrolled in the BFP.
resultsAround 40% of children enrolled in the BFP had dental caries. However, those who received Bolsa Familia (BF) for a period up to two years (OR = 0.13, 95% CI 0.05-0.35) had substantially lower adjusted odds of having dental caries than those who had never received BF. In addition, the association of BF and dental caries was more prominent among extremely poor families (OR = 0.05, 95% CI 0.01-0.28).
conclusionsAlthough initial enrolment in the BFP predicted low dental caries among five-year-old children, the prevalence of dental caries in this population is still high, thus, public health programs should target BF children's oral health. An ongoing effort should be made to reduce oral health inequalities among children in Brazil.
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