Association between parental oral health literacy and children’s oral health status
Oral health literacy (OHL) is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain and process basic oral health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. There is limited evidence evaluating the association between OHL and oral health status. This research i...
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Latin America Association of Hypertension
2018
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| Summary: | Oral health literacy (OHL) is the degree
to which individuals have the capacity
to obtain and process basic oral
health information and services needed to make appropriate
health decisions. There is limited evidence evaluating
the association between OHL and oral health status.
This research is conducted with the aim to assess
the parental Oral Health Literacy (OHL) and its association
with the oral health status of preschool children in
Kuantan area.
Ethical approval is obtained prior to starting the study
(IREC 766). A total of 200 sample of parent/child dyads
that consented to participate are recruited from kindergartens
around Kuantan. Inter- and intra-examiner
calibration were performed prior to starting the clinical
examination. Parental OHL level are assessed using
REALD-99 tools and their demographic information
were recorded. Clinical examination was performed by
2 calibrated examiners on the children to assess their
oral health status using two parameters; dental caries
experience (dmft) and oral hygiene status (visible
plaque index).
Mean for dmft and VPI are 6.24 and 70.39%, respectively.
Negative correlation is obtained between parental
OHL and the oral health status of children indicating
that when parental OHL level increases, the total dmft
and VPI decreases (p<0.05). Lower dmft and VPI score
were also observed among preschool children of parents
in group with high parental OHL (p<0.05).
There is significant association between parental OHL
and children’s oral health status of preschool children
in Kuantan, with higher parental OHL score associated
with better children’s oral health. |
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