Table 1 Dependent and independent variables of the study
Contextual dimensions | Variables | Categories | Reference year | Data sources | Rationale for categorization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Entry of OHT into the public service | Yes No | 2015 | Search database | Based on the results of the research “Evaluation of the impact of training of Oral Health Technicians in the public health network in the state of Minas Gerais” [22]. | |
Independent variables | Health services organization | Population coverage of FHT | < 100% | 2011 | DAB | Ideally the coverage should be 100% [29]. |
= 100% | 2014 | |||||
Population coverage of DHT | < 70% | 2011 | DAB | Median of the state of Minas Gerais | ||
≥ 70% | 2014 | |||||
DHT/FHT ratio | < 70% | 2011 | DAB | Median of the state of Minas Gerais | ||
≥ 70% | 2014 | |||||
Presence of DHT modality II | Yes | 2011 | DATASUS | Has or does not have OHT | ||
No | 2014 | |||||
Proportion of dentists per 1 000 inhabitants | < 0.67 | 2011 | DATASUS | Calculation for 1 000 inhabitants, based on the recommendation of the old Ordinance n° 1 101 of the dentist for at least 1 500 inhabitants [30]. | ||
≥ 0.67 | 2014 | |||||
Oral health indicators | Indicator of coverage of the first dental programmatic consultation | < 15% | 2011 | DATASUS | National reference value of the Basic Attention Pact [32]. | |
≥ 15% | 2014 | |||||
Indicator of coverage of the collective action of supervised dental brushing | < 3.5% | 2011 | DATASUS | National reference value of the Basic Attention Pact [32]. | ||
≥ 3.5% | 2014 | |||||
Sociodemographic variables | MHDI | < 0.731 | 2010 | IBGE | HDI value of the state of Minas Gerais [33]. | |
≥ 0.731 | ||||||
Gini index | < 0.5634 | 2010 | DATASUS | Median of the state of Minas Gerais | ||
≥ 0.5634 | ||||||
Population size | < 10.000 | 2010 | IBGE | 44.54% of the municipalities of Minas Gerais have less than 10 000 inhabitants [34]. | ||
≥ 10.000 | ||||||