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Table 4 Bivariate analysis between the health service organization variables and oral health indicators according to the entry of the OHT into the public health service in the participating municipalities, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2014

From: Factors associated with the inclusion of oral health technicians into the public health service in Brazil

 

Variables

2011

2014

Entered

Not entered

p*

Entered

Not entered

p*

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Health services organization

Population coverage of FHT

< 100%

11

12.4

78

87.6

0.685

10

14.3

60

85.7

0.657

= 100%

5

15.2

28

84.8

 

6

11.5

46

88.5

 

Population coverage of DHT

< 70%

9

12.3

64

87.7

0.754

7

11.3

55

88.7

0.544

≥ 70%

7

14.3

42

85.7

 

9

15.0

51

85.0

 

DHT/FHT ratio

< 70%

9

14.5

53

85.5

0.641

5

8.9

51

91.1

0.207

≥ 70%

7

11.7

53

88.3

 

11

16.7

55

83.3

 

Presence of DHT modality II

No

11

12.4

78

87.6

0.685

7

8.3

77

91.7

0.020

Yes

5

15.2

28

84.8

 

9

23.7

29

76.3

 

Dentists per 1 000 inhabitants

< 0.67

12

14.5

71

85.5

0.521

10

12.3

71

87.7

0.724

≥ 0.67

4

10.3

35

89.7

 

6

14.6

35

85.4

 

Oral health indicators

First consultation

< 15%

9

11.7

68

88.3

0.541

9

9.9

82

90.1%

0.071

≥ 15%

7

15.6

38

84.4

 

7

22.6

24

77.4%

 

Supervised dental brushing

< 3.5

8

12.1

58

87.9

0.724

4

5.9

64

94.1%

0.008

≥ 3.5

8

14.3

48

85.7

 

12

22.2

42

77.8%

 
  1. * Chi-square test
  2. Data sources: DATASUS, IBGE