Access to Dental Care among Adolescents with Heart Disease
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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17(1): e3322, 13/01/2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the access of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years with heart disease to oral health services at a reference hospital in the city of Recife, Brazil. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Cardiology Clinic of Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) from April to September 2015 using a convenience sample of 83 adolescents with heart disease. A questionnaire was administered in interview form to adolescents and/or parents/guardians to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics, the use of dental services and oral health habits. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and association tests (chi-square test and Fisher's exact test), with the significance level set to 5% to identify possible associated factors. Results: Fifty-two adolescents (62.7%) had never been denied dental care due to their condition. Public services accounted for 66.3% of the care offered. Checkup/prevention was the main reason for seeking care (39.8%). Many of the adolescents exhibited inadequate oral hygiene habits. Forty-four (53%) did not brush their teeth regularly at night and 66 (79.5%) did not floss. No statistically significant association was found between access to dental care and social class (p=0.148), with whom the adolescent resided (p=0.607), birth order (p=0.598), race (p=0.068), education level of the head of the household (p=0.828) or scholastic failure on the part of the adolescent (p=0.196). Conclusion: Most adolescents with heart disease obtained dental care, although most did not have adequate hygiene habits. Moreover, socio-demographic, psychosocial and behavioral factors exerted no influence on access to oral health services. Further studies on this issue are needed.
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Main subject:
Adolescent
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Dental Care
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Health Services Accessibility
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Heart Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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