Trends in education-economy-related inequalities in the prevalence of early childhood untreated caries in Guangdong, China from 2005 to 2021
Children from rural areas, lower parental education and family economic level exhibited significantly higher ECC prevalence. The education- and economy- related inequalities persisted across different groups and demonstrated a downward trend overall, but inequalities have continued to rise in rural regions from 2005 to 2021.
Authors
- Yuandong Qin
- Deborah Kreher
- Linmei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-7411)
- Linxin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-8337)
- Gerhard Schmalz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6602-377X)
- Daniel R. Reißmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3588-5665)
- Xiangyu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3363-3950)
- Shaohong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-484X)
- Simin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-3287)
Institutions
- Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (DE)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06302-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.93
Funders
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province