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Article: Parental Oral Health Literacy of children with severe early childhood caries in Hong Kong
Title | Parental Oral Health Literacy of children with severe early childhood caries in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Dental caries Oral health literacy |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Casa Editrice Ariesdue. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/dentistry/journal/40368 |
Citation | European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2017, v. 18 n. 4, p. 326-331 How to Cite? |
Abstract | AIM:
To assess the parental oral health literacy of children with severe early childhood caries.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A total of 315 children diagnosed with severe early childhood caries, and their parents were recruited to participate in the study. A clinical examination was conducted to assess the children's oral health status. Their parents were asked to complete a Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Paediatric Dentistry (HKOHLAT-P) questionnaire.
RESULTS:
There were 311 complete responses (98.7% response rate). The mean age of children was 4.7 years (standard deviation (SD) =0.8). The mean decayed, missing filled teeth (dmft) score was 10.2 (SD = 4.5). Most of the children had unfilled dental caries (98.7%). About 72.7% of the parents had an education level of up to secondary school. More than half (61.7%) had a monthly family income of below HKD 20,000. Parents with a lower education level and income had a significantly lower HKOHLAT-P score (p<0.001). Multiple regression analyses showed that a higher family income (p<0.05) and education level (p<0.05) predicted higher HKOHLAT-P scores.
CONCLUSION:
The parental oral health literacy of children with severe early childhood caries was associated with their socio-economic background. Oral health education should be targeted towards the lower socio-economic groups. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/254677 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.825 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lai, SHF | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, MLW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, HM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yiu, CKY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-21T01:04:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-21T01:04:45Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2017, v. 18 n. 4, p. 326-331 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1591-996X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/254677 | - |
dc.description.abstract | AIM: To assess the parental oral health literacy of children with severe early childhood caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 315 children diagnosed with severe early childhood caries, and their parents were recruited to participate in the study. A clinical examination was conducted to assess the children's oral health status. Their parents were asked to complete a Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Paediatric Dentistry (HKOHLAT-P) questionnaire. RESULTS: There were 311 complete responses (98.7% response rate). The mean age of children was 4.7 years (standard deviation (SD) =0.8). The mean decayed, missing filled teeth (dmft) score was 10.2 (SD = 4.5). Most of the children had unfilled dental caries (98.7%). About 72.7% of the parents had an education level of up to secondary school. More than half (61.7%) had a monthly family income of below HKD 20,000. Parents with a lower education level and income had a significantly lower HKOHLAT-P score (p<0.001). Multiple regression analyses showed that a higher family income (p<0.05) and education level (p<0.05) predicted higher HKOHLAT-P scores. CONCLUSION: The parental oral health literacy of children with severe early childhood caries was associated with their socio-economic background. Oral health education should be targeted towards the lower socio-economic groups. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Casa Editrice Ariesdue. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/dentistry/journal/40368 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry | - |
dc.subject | Dental caries | - |
dc.subject | Oral health literacy | - |
dc.title | Parental Oral Health Literacy of children with severe early childhood caries in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, HM: wonghmg@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yiu, CKY: ckyyiu@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, HM=rp00042 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yiu, CKY=rp00018 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.23804/ejpd.2017.18.04.11 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 29380620 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85041596940 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 285334 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 18 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 326 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 331 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000426407600014 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Italy | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1591-996X | - |