Absenteeism among preschool children due to oral problems.
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of preschool absenteeism due to oral problems and associated factors in a representative sample of children aged 3-5 years old. Subject and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 836 children randomly selected from public and private preschools in the cit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 65 - 73 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=113466266&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 113466266 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2016 vid: 24 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 113466266 10.1007/s10389-015-0697-0 ppf: 65 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Absenteeism among preschool children due to oral problems. aug: au: Granville-Garcia, Ana Neves, Érick Perazzo, Matheus Gomes, Monalisa Firmino, Ramon Martins, Carolina Paiva, Saul affil: Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, 351 Baraúnas 58429-500 Campina Grande Brazil Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 6627 Presidente Antonio Carlos 31270-901 Belo Horizonte Brazil keyword: Absenteeism Child Dental caries Malocclusion Preschool School Tooth injuries Absenteeism Child Dental caries Malocclusion Preschool School Tooth injuries ab: Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of preschool absenteeism due to oral problems and associated factors in a representative sample of children aged 3-5 years old. Subject and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 836 children randomly selected from public and private preschools in the city of Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/guardians answered the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale, which asked about to the whole life of the child. The item 'missed preschool, daycare or school' was the dependent variable. A questionnaire addressing socio-demographic variables (child's sex, child's age, mother's schooling and household income) was administered to parents/guardians. Clinical exams for dental caries, traumatic dental injury (TDI) and malocclusion were performed by three dentists who had previously undergone training and calibration exercises (Kappa: 0.85-0.90). Descriptive, analytical statistics were conducted, followed by logistic regression for complex samples ( α = 5 %). Results: The prevalence rate of preschool absenteeism due to oral problems was 8.4 %. Cavitated dental caries was the most common oral health problem (47.9 %), followed by malocclusion (34.8 %) and TDI (33.7 %). Cavitated dental caries was the only variable to remain associated with preschool absenteeism in the final model ( p = 0.012; OR = 2.872; 95 % CI: 1.266-6.514). Conclusion: The prevalence of preschool absenteeism due to oral problems was 8.4 % and was associated with the occurrence of cavitated dental caries. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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