title: [Social determinants of health and the occurrence of oral cancer: a systematic literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this article is to review the literature on the social determinants of health and its association with the development of oral cancer
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic search was performed in Pubmed database to access relevant, available articles published up until 2012. Reference lists of selected articles were examined to identify additional articles. Twenty-one articles were included in the study
  
  
  RESULTS
  Despite the difficulties in making comparisons between the articles, due to lack of uniformity in the definition of social determinants of health and the small number of publications on the subject, the results showed a strong association between oral cancer and social deprivation; socioeconomic status and income; education and occupation Conclusion It is important that further work be conducted to study more in depth this association, to better understand the occurrence of oral cancer and it prevention. In addition, the development of social policies aimed at improving people's living conditions is required, since the results show that better living conditions constitute a protective factor for oral cancer.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil, araujo.tania@uefs.br.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dourado Martins
authors.affiliation: Municipal de Serra Preta, Bahia, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jarielle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oliveira Mascarenhas Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil, araujo.tania@uefs.br.
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Souza Freitas
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil, araujo.tania@uefs.br.
authors.forename: Tânia Maria
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012924:Social Conditions; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors