Socioeconomic and Demographic Contexts of Brazilian and International University Students Regarding the Use of Dental Services

Table 1

Description of sociodemographic, economic, and oral health-related aspects of only Brazilian and international academics who used dental services. Redenção e Acarape, CE, Brazil, 2019.

Variables	N (N = 257)	%
Nationality
Brazilians	148	57.43
International	109	42.57
Sex
Female	120	46.60
Male	137	53.30
Age (years)
≤25	187	73.04
>25	70	26.96
Place of residence
Urban area	177	68.88
Countryside	80	31.12
Color/race
White	13	5.06
Black	137	53.31
Brown, yellow, and indigenous	107	41.63
Family income^a
≤1 MW	163	63.42
>1 MW	94	36.58
Participation in educational actions
Oral health
Yes	147	57.20
No	110	42.80
Type of dental service used
Public	164	63.81
Private	93	36.19
Last visit to the dentist
<1 year	162	63.04
≥1–2 years	95	36.96
Perception of oral health
Great/good	122	47.78
Regular	119	46.30
Bad/terrible	16	6.22

^aMW–minimum wage (2019) which is R$ 998.00. Variable values based on the sample of 257 participants who used dental services.