Indigenous–non-Indigenous inequalities in oral health prevention among children and adolescents in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study
Edy Quizhpe, Miguel San Sebastián · 2026
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Edy Quizhpe and Miguel San Sebastián published a 2026 study of ethnic gaps in child dental care in Ecuador. They used a national survey from 2018. The study compared Indigenous children with non-Indigenous children and teens. Two outcomes were tracked. One was skipping dental care in the past year. The other was brushing less than twice a day. Models adjusted for sex, place, and region.
Skipping care was far more common in Indigenous children. The adjusted gap sat near nine points. Weak brushing was also higher in Indigenous children and teens. Adjusted gaps ran from about eleven to thirteen points. The authors call for fair, culturally apt dental policies for Indigenous groups. They frame the gaps as a matter of equity, not habit alone.
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| CREATOR | Edy Quizhpe, Miguel San Sebastián |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21204 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |