The Role of Mother's Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices in Dental Caries on Vulnerably Preschool Children
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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20: e4687, 2020. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1056873
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To analyze the association between Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and mother´s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). Material andMethods:
This cross-sectional study included a random sample of 163 preschool children aged 3-4 old in southern Brazil. The severity of dental caries and ECC was assessed by ICDAS criteria, while mothers completed the semi-structured questionnaire (KAP-ECC). Maternal behavior characteristics and answered questions about socioeconomic and demographic variables. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate the association of exploratory variables with ECC. For this approach, we calculated the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% IC).Results:
Dental examinations revealed that 91.4% of children presented ECC (ICDAS = 3, 4, 5 or 6). Among those children, 31.9% presented cavities (ICDAS ≥ 3). Family income was significantly associated with the presence of ECC (OR 2.17; 95% CI 1.41-3.36). Regarding KAP-ECC, mothers have knowledge related to ECC etiology, reported dental hygiene attitudes and practices that can prevent ECC but reported less healthy attitudes and practices regarding child's diet, specifically with respect to bottle and breastfeeding habits (OR 0.52; 95% CI 0.33-0.81).Conclusion:
ECC was more frequent in children from low-income families and whose mothers reported the belief that milk with chocolate does not contribute to caries and that disagreed that it is normal that a 2-year-old baby wakes up during the night to suckle. That is, good knowledge toward health habits may impact on lower occurrence of ECC; however, this condition also depends on the socioeconomic level.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Factores Socioeconómicos
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Preescolar
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Caries Dental
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Conducta Materna
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Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios de evaluación
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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Federal University of Santa Maria/BR
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Lutheran University of Brazil/BR
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