Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental services in primary care in Maranhão, Brazil
Francenilde Silva de Sousa,
Elisa Miranda Costa,
Elisa Santos Magalhães Rodrigues
et al.
Abstract:This article aims to analyze indicators of the utilization of oral health services (UOHS) in primary health care in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted an ecological time series study. The unit of analysis was the state of Maranhão, and the exposure variable was the COVID-19 pandemic, dichotomized into pre-pandemic and pandemic. The outcome variables were the monthly rates per 1,000 population of three UOHS indicators: rate of preventive procedures (RPP-PHC); ra… Show more
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