Influential factors of dental caries prevention and treatment of young children in Shanggang steel community in Pudong New District
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.09.025
- VernacularTitle:浦东新区上钢社区幼儿龋齿防治影响因素研究
- Author:
CHEN Jieru, TANG Weizhong, CAI Feng, WEN Ziyou, WANG Yan, KONG Ying, LIU Meiyu, ZHAO Yujian
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Author Information
1. Department of Stomatology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai (200433), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental caries;
Health behavior;
Knowledge;
Factor analysis,statistical;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(9):1372-1375
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To identify confounding factors associated with dental caries prevention, as the basis for the development of subsequent health management plan for dental caries prevention in young children.
Methods:From June to September 2019, a questionnaire survey was conducted among parents of young children enrolled in five kindergartens in the district of Shanggang Steel Community, Pudong New District, Shanghai, using the convenience sampling method. The survey included basic demographic characteristics on parents and children, as well as information factor, motivation factor, behavioral skills, and caries prevention behavior.
Results:Among 718 parents surveyed, the median information factor score was 8 (7, 9), the median personal motivation factor score was 20 (19, 20), the median social motivation factor score was 9 (8, 10), the median behavioral skills score was 25 (24, 25), and the median caries prevention behavior score was 7 (5, 8). Motivation factor was positively associated with behavioral skills, both information factor and behavioral skills were positively associated with dental caries prevention (P<0.05). Personal motivation factor had a direct influence factor of 0.80 on behavioral skills and an indirect influence factor of 0.15 on dental caries prevention behavior; behavioral skills and information factor had a direct influence factor of 0.19 and 0.26 respectively on dental caries prevention.
Conclusion:The finding suggest that in addition to oral hygiene information and education for parents of young children, mental support should be a key component of any community-based dental caries prevention program.
