Parents' perceptions and related factors of the oral health status of Brazilian children enrolled in public preschools.

K Shihadeh, R R Maciel, D D Oliveira, C S Bavaresco, E G Reston, F R R Moura
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate parents' perceptions of the oral health status of children enrolled in public preschools and associated factors.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with data collected via self-administered questionnaire. A total of 474 questionnaires were distributed in public preschools in the city of Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Poisson regression models were used in the multivariate analysis (p < 0.05).

Results: The study included 171 (36%) valid questionnaires. The prevalence of parents who perceived the oral health status of their children as negative was 29.8% (n = 51). Mother being unemployed (vs employed) increased by 16% the likelihood of parents perceiving the oral health status of their children as negative (prevalence ratio [PR] 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-1.31. Parents having (vs having not) observed difficulties in the child's ability to eat increased by 27% the likelihood of perceiving the child's oral health status as negative (PR 1.27; 95% CI 1.08-1.48), while child's tooth brushing 1-2 (vs 3 or more) times a day and family income up to 2 (vs 3 or more) minimum wages increased it by 14% (PR 1.14; 95% CI 1.03-1.27 for both). Current or past use (vs no use) of pacifiers increased by 12% the likelihood of parents' negative perceptions (PR 1.12; 95% CI 1.00-1.25).

Conclusion: We can conclude that unemployed mothers, low-income families, parents having observed child's feeding difficulties, child's tooth brushing 1-2 times a day, and current or past use of pacifiers contributed significantly to parents' negative perception of the child's oral health status. These factors are essential for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of actions aimed at controlling the oral health of children enrolled in public preschools.

巴西公立幼儿园儿童口腔健康状况的家长认知及相关因素
目的:本研究旨在评估家长对公立幼儿园儿童口腔健康状况的认知及相关因素。方法:采用自填问卷法进行横断面研究。在巴西最南端的南里奥格兰德州卡诺斯市的公立幼儿园共发放了474份调查问卷。多因素分析采用泊松回归模型(p)。结果:共纳入有效问卷171份(36%)。认为子女口腔健康状况为阴性的家长占29.8% (n = 51)。失业母亲(与就业母亲相比)认为子女口腔健康状况不佳的可能性增加了16%(患病率[PR] 1.16;95%置信区间[CI] 1.02-1.31。观察到孩子进食困难的父母(与没有观察到的父母相比)认为孩子口腔健康状况为负面的可能性增加了27% (PR为1.27;95%置信区间1.08-1.48),而儿童每天刷牙1-2次(相对于3次或更多)和家庭收入达到2次(相对于3次或更多)最低工资的家庭,则增加了14%(相对于1.14;两者的95% CI为1.03-1.27)。目前或过去使用(与不使用相比)安抚奶嘴的父母负面看法的可能性增加了12% (PR为1.12;95% ci 1.00-1.25)。结论:失业母亲、低收入家庭、观察到孩子喂养困难的家长、孩子每天刷牙1-2次的家长、目前或过去使用安抚奶嘴的家长对孩子口腔健康状况的负面看法有显著影响。这些因素对于规划、实施、监测和评估旨在控制公立幼儿园入学儿童口腔健康的行动至关重要。
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