Relationship betweenPerception of Oral Health, Clinical Conditions and Socio-Behavioral Factors of Mother-Child
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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15(1): 113-121, 2015. tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-796356
ABSTRACT
To verify a mother's perception about her and her child`s oral health as well as to analyze its association with socio-behavioral factors.Material and Methods:
The study was conducted with 73 pairs of mother and child, through interviews, using a semi-structured questionnaire and clinical exam. The clinical variables studied were caries prevalence and gingival diseases and nonclinical variables socio-behavioral factors, perception and habits.Bivariate analyzes, logistic regression and odds ratio (p ≤ 0.05 and 95% CI) were employed.Results:
Most mothers considered their oral health as poor (57.5%) and their children as good (68.5%). In the multivariate analysis, measures of self-perception of oral health were significantly associated with the presence of caries in the mother (p <0.01), and oral health perception of the child was related to the presence of caries (p <0.01) and marital status (0.05).Conclusion:
The clinical and behavioral factors were associated with themeasures of perceived oral health...
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Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Oral Health
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Risk Factors
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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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:
2015
Type:
Article
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