Social Determinants and Dental Caries in Rural Peruvian Schoolchildren

61 schoolchildren and their families in Pampacolca, Arequipa, Peru were surveyed and examined in a cross-sectional study. The dataset includes clinical DMFT scores and survey data on Social Determinants of Health and Social Capital. It was authored by Juana Rosmeri Salas-Huamani and last updated on 2026-05-29.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between maternal education and dental caries severity based on the reported correlation coefficient.
• Model the impact of limited access to health services on severe dental caries based on the described variance explained.
• Investigate the relationship between cognitive social capital and oral health outcomes in low-severity groups.

Strengths

• Includes clinical examination data with a reported inter-rater reliability (kappa) of 0.90.
• Survey instruments are based on established tools: the National Census and the Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool (SASCAT).
• Analysis includes stratification by disease severity (low vs. high DMFT) and reports specific correlation coefficients and R-squared values.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 26.2 KB, indicating a limited scope and sample size of 61 participants.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Juana Rosmeri Salas-Huamani.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study combining clinical dental examinations and household interviews with parents.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 04:46:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pampacolca, Arequipa, Peru.