scholarly journals Oral health status of elementary-school children varied according to school they attended

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Sri Widiati ◽  
Al Supartinah Santosa ◽  
Yayi Suryo Prabandari ◽  
Johana Endang Prawitasari
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
School Based

Background: Oral health has been promoted in elementary school. Oral health status is worsening among children aged 12 in Indonesia. Schools are an ideal social environment where dental health promotion strategies could be implemented to improve children’s oral health and to develop lasting good oral health behavior. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association of sex, age, oral health behavior (tooth brushing practice, eating sweets and snacks, and routine dental health care visit) and family support, with oral health status among elementary school-children. Method: A school-based survey was carried out in 45 public elementary schools served by15 community health centers in Sleman, Yogyakarta. All fifth grade students (a total of 1191 students) in the schools were recruited as study participants after informed consent being given to parents. Questionnaires on health behavior and family support were administered to students, and examinations for OHIS and DMF-T were conducted by trained research assistants. Regression analyses (with R) were performed to identify whether sex, age, oral health behavior, family support and schools were significant determinants of oral health. Result: Females had higher DMF-T compared to males (1.93 vs 1.56), older children showed higher DMF-T. Effects oral health behavior and family support on OHIS and DMF-T were not significant after adjusting for school. School was significantly associated with OHIS and DMF-T. Conclusion: Sex and age were determinants of DMF-T. Oral health behavior and family support were not associated with OHIS and DMF-T. School was a consistent predictor of OHIS and DMF-T. School-based programs, especially targeted to certain schools with worse oral health, should be strengthened.

scholarly journals Oral Health Behavior of Parents as a Predictor of Oral Health Status of Their Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Bozorgmehr ◽  
Abolghasem Hajizamani ◽  
Tayebeh Malek Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Parents And Children

Introduction. It is widely acknowledged that the behavior of parents affects their children’s health. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between oral health behavior of parents and oral health status and behavior of their children in a sample of preschool children in Iran. Method and Material. A random sample of over-five-year-old preschool children and their parents were enrolled in the study. Selection of schools was by clustering method. Parents were asked to fill a piloted questionnaire which included demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, oral health behaviors of children and their parents. Oral health status of children was examined. The parent and their children oral health relationship were tested using regression and correlation analysis. Results. About 222 parents and children participated in the study. There was a significant relationship between history of having dental problems in parents and dmft index in their children (P=0.01). There was a significant relationship between parental frequency of tooth brushing and child frequency of tooth brushing (P=0.05); however, there was no significant relationship between parental frequency of dental visits and those of their children (P=0.1). Conclusion. The study concluded that some important health behaviors in parents, such as tooth brushing habits are important determinants of these behaviors in their young children. So promoting parent knowledge and attitude could affect their children oral health behavior and status.

scholarly journals A WHO Pathfinder Survey of Dental Caries in 6 and 12-Year Old Transylvanian Children and the Possible Correlation with Their Family Background, Oral-Health Behavior, and the Intake of Sweets

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Ondine Lucaciu ◽  
Alexandru Mester ◽  
Ioana Constantin ◽  
Nora Orban ◽  
Lavinia Cosma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Oral Health Behavior ◽  
Dental Health Status

To our knowledge, recent oral health data in Romania is poor, as no comprehensive oral health surveys have been carried out in the last five years. The present cross-sectional oral health survey aimed to assess the dental health status in 6 and 12-year old children from Transylvania, in correlation with their family background, oral-health behavior, and the intake of sweets. The study was conducted on 290 children from nine schools in the Transylvanian region of Romania. The study consisted of the clinical examination of children, recording of data in an International Cavity Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) chart, and a questionnaire referring to the child’s parental education, frequency, and motivation of visits to the dentist, dental care habits, and the intake of sweets. Our results indicated that the most prevalent ICDAS scores recorded in 6-year-old children were “0A” (p = 0.001464), “03” (p = 0.00366), “05” (p = 0.005563), “06” for rural areas. Restorations were statistically more prevalent in the urban population (p = 0.000076). The ICDAS score for 12-year old children was “03” (p = 0.003614) and prevalent in the urban area. The ICDAS score for the rural area was “04” (p = 0.0056). Comparing dental health status with family background demonstrated a strong correlation for the group of 6-year-old children, and a lack of correlation for the 12-year-old children. The number of dental visits corelated with the parents’ backgrounds, and was higher in the urban population. Frequent hygiene habits (toothbrushing) were statistically correlated with lower ICDAS scores: “04” (p = 0.016482), “05” (p = 0.039127), “06” (p = 0.010785). Eating habits in both age groups were associated with statistically significant differences of “03”, “04”, “05”, “06”, “0A” in the ICDAS score. The obtained results provided clarification on the dental health situation in Romania and the potential risk factors of caries among the population, and therefore it could be used as a starter point for future studies to investigate, in depth, the effects of various variables on cavities found in Transylvanian schoolchildren.

scholarly journals The Influence of Health Education How to Care for Teeth and Mouths on Knowledge, Attitude and Skills and the Status of Dental and Oral Health in Elementary School

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santun Setiawati ◽  
Nurdiana Siahaan ◽  
Yupi Supartini ◽  
Yenny Sianturi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Distribution Analysis

One health problem that often occurs in school-age children is dental and oral health problems. One of the efforts made by increasing the knowledge of children and parents about dental and oral health. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on how to care for teeth and mouth on knowledge, attitudes and skills as well as dental and oral health status in elementary school children. This study uses a quasi-experimental design. Respondents of the study amounted to 64 children (intervention group 32 children and control group 32 children). In the intervention group health education was carried out on how to care for teeth and mouth and observed ways to care for teeth and mouth at home for 1 month by involving parents and being monitored by the teacher, while the control group was not carried out. Test the analysis using bivariate univariate (frequency distribution) analysis (t test and correlation test) and multivariate (multiple linear regression). The results showed that there was an effect of health education on how to care for teeth and mouth on the knowledge, attitudes and skills and dental and oral health status of elementary school children (p value = 0.000-0.002 and α = 0.0050). Conclusion: health education about how to care for teeth and mouth is an effort to improve dental and oral health status in children.

scholarly journals Simultaneous interrelationship between the oral health behavior and oral health status of mothers and their children

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsugi Okada ◽  
Makoto Kawamura ◽  
Yoko Hayashi ◽  
Naoko Takase ◽  
Katsuyuki Kozai
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Oral Health Behavior
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