The impact of socioenvironmental characteristics on domains of oral health-related quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren

BMC Oral Health

Research Article

Fábio Luiz Mialhe¹  Janice Simpson de Paula¹  Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano²  Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite³  Anderson Barbosa de Almeida³ 

[1] Department of Community Dentistry, Division of Health Education and Health Promotion, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas –UNICAMP, P.O. BOX 52, 13414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil;Department of Community Dentistry, Division of Statistic, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas –UNICAMP, P.O. BOX 52, 13414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil;Department of Public Health, Medicine School, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil;

关键词: Oral Health;    Orthodontic Treatment;    Oral Health Impact Profile;    Monthly Family Income;    Enamel Defect;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6831-13-10

 received in 2012-10-11, accepted in 2013-01-22,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRecent researches have pointed out the need to consider the functional and psychosocial dimensions of oral health, such as Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of oral health status, socioeconomic factors and home environment of children on the four health domains of Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14).MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil with a sample of 286 schoolchildren aged 12 years and their parents. The schoolchildren were clinically examined, and participants were asked to complete the CPQ11-14, as well as a questionnaire about home environment. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to each child’s parents asking them about family socioeconomic status. The chi-square test and Poisson’s regression analysis were performed.ResultsAfter adjusting for potential confounders, variables sex, monthly family income, mothers’ education showed a statistically significant association with all health domains of the CPQ11-14. The family structure and presence of bleeding impacted on emotional (p = 0.0135), and social (p = 0.0010) well-being health domain scores. Orthodontic treatment need showed a strong negative effect on functional limitations domain score (p = 0.0021).ConclusionsClinical and socio-environmental factors had different impacts on domains of oral health-related quality of life, demonstrating the need to consider these conditions in planning strategies for the oral health of schoolchildren.

【 授权许可】

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