PeNSE: Toothache Prevalence Ratios by Individual and School Characteristics in Brazil

53,711 records from the PeNSE survey in Brazil provide unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios for toothache. The dataset was authored by Caroline Segatto Girardon and last updated on April 20, 2026. It is stored in an XLS file and is 9.5 KB in size.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between individual characteristics and toothache prevalence based on the survey data.
• Analyzing the impact of school-level factors on oral health outcomes as described.
• Calculating and comparing unadjusted versus adjusted prevalence ratios for risk factors.

Strengths

• Dataset contains 53,711 survey records, providing a substantial sample size.
• Includes both unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios, allowing for different analytical approaches.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown for the specific data table, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely derived from the PeNSE (National Adolescent School-based Health Survey) in Brazil.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 17:42:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brazil