What factors influence the use of oral health services by adults in Brazil?
This study analyzes data from the 2019 National Health Survey to investigate, for the first time, the direct and indirect relationships between sociodemographic, economic, access, and oral health condition determinants, with separate analyses for men and women.
The results show that sociodemographic factors act indirectly on the use of services, while economic and access factors exert direct and indirect effects, and oral health conditions have a direct effect, with no variation between the sexes.