Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Global affordability of fluoride toothpaste | Globalization and Health BioMed Central Research Global affordability of fluoride toothpaste Ann S Goldman 1 Robert Yee2 Christopher J Holmgren2 and Habib Benzian3 Open Access Address 1School of Public Health and Health Services The George Washington University Washington DC USA 2WHO Collaborating Centre Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen The Netherlands and 3FDI World Dental Federation Ferney-Voltaire France Email Ann S Goldman - sphasg@ Robert Yee - robertyee@ Christopher J Holmgren - globalart@ Habib Benzian - hbenzian@ Corresponding author Published 13 June 2008 Globalization and Health 2008 4 7 doi l744-8603-4-7 Received 9 January 2008 Accepted 13 June 2008 This article is available from http content 4 1 7 2008 Goldman et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Objective Dental caries remains the most common disease worldwide and the use of fluoride toothpaste is a most effective preventive public health measure to prevent it. Changes in diets following globalization contribute to the development of dental caries in emerging economies. The aim of this paper is to compare the cost and relative affordability of fluoride toothpaste in high- middle- and low-income countries. The hypothesis is that fluoride toothpaste is not equally affordable in high- middle- and low-income countries. Methods Data on consumer prices of fluoride toothpastes were obtained from a self-completion questionnaire from 48 countries. The cost of fluoride toothpaste in high- middle- and low-income countries was compared and related to annual household expenditure as well as to days of work needed to purchase the average annual usage of .
