%0 Journal Article
%T Consistency of information on the provision of water fluoridation in Brazil.
%A Doalto ALS
%A Belotti L
%A Paulino CM
%A Frazão P
%J Rev Bras Epidemiol
%V 27
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38896649
暂无%R 10.1590/1980-549720240029
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>This study aimed to assess the consistency of data regarding the provision of fluoridation in Brazilian municipalities with water supply systems.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Official data from the National Basic Sanitation Survey and the National Information System on Sanitation for 2017 were compared.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Out of 5,570 municipalities in Brazil, 4,546 (81.6%) had water supply systems. The agreement between data sources was 84%, with a Kappa of 0.668, indicating substantial agreement. However, the estimates of fluoridation provision exhibited an average discrepancy of 8.1 percentage points, ranging from 1.2 points in the Central-West region to 21.4 points in the Northeast region.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>To address these inconsistencies, it is essential to enhance information sources, ensuring more reliable data for health, sanitation authorities, and society at large.