ACCESS TO DENTAL ATTENTION AND INEQUITY IN PERU 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVE Determine the access to dental care according to inequality by geographical area in Peru in 2015. Materials and methods: The Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) was used in 2015 and Measuring poverty according to Poverty figures in Peru (INEI, 2015). The study was descriptive, transversal and ecological. The variables of the study were access to dental services, inequality, geographic space and natural region. A descriptive analysis was performed, qualitative variables will be obtained the absolute and relative frequencies, which will be organized and presented in tables and graphs. Results: In children of 0-11 years of age, in the geographical area, it is observed that there is greater odontological access in the urban area (51.3%), according to natural region, greater access was obtained in the highlands (52.4%), and at the national level, 47.6% had dental access. In people older than 60 years of age, at the level of geographic space, it is observed that there is greater access in the urban area (86.8%), according to natural region, greater access was obtained at the coast (87.3%) and at national level, that 77.3% had dental access. Conclusions: There is a graphical evidence of a trend towards greater inequality according to geographic area (geographical area and natural region). There is greater access to dental care in children aged 0 to 11 years and people over 60 years of age.