Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers
Objectives. Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, with numerous identified risk factors. Risk factor differences could indicate the need to target caregiver/patient education/preventive care intervention strategies based on population and/or individual characteristics. The purp...
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| description | Objectives. Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, with numerous identified risk factors. Risk factor differences could indicate the need to target caregiver/patient education/preventive care intervention strategies based on population and/or individual characteristics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate caries risk factors differences by race/ethnicity, income, and education. Methods. We enrolled 396 caregiver-toddler pairs and administered a 105-item questionnaire addressing demographics, access to care, oral bacteria transmission, caregiver's/toddler's dental and medical health practices, caregiver's dental beliefs, and caregiver's/toddler's snacking/drinking habits. Logistic regressions and ANOVAs were used to evaluate the associations of questionnaire responses with caregiver's race/ethnicity, income, and education. Results. Caregivers self-identified as Non-Hispanic African-American (44%), Non-Hispanic White (36%), Hispanic (19%), and other” (1%). Differences related to race/ethnicity, income, and education were found in all risk factor categories. Conclusions. Planning of caregiver/patient education/preventive care intervention strategies should be undertaken with these caries risk factor differences kept in mind. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3eec1269b49341aa884801a6ad44bed72025-02-03T01:21:58ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/593487593487Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and CaregiversG. J. Eckert0R. Jackson1M. Fontana2Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USADepartment of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USADepartment of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USAObjectives. Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, with numerous identified risk factors. Risk factor differences could indicate the need to target caregiver/patient education/preventive care intervention strategies based on population and/or individual characteristics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate caries risk factors differences by race/ethnicity, income, and education. Methods. We enrolled 396 caregiver-toddler pairs and administered a 105-item questionnaire addressing demographics, access to care, oral bacteria transmission, caregiver's/toddler's dental and medical health practices, caregiver's dental beliefs, and caregiver's/toddler's snacking/drinking habits. Logistic regressions and ANOVAs were used to evaluate the associations of questionnaire responses with caregiver's race/ethnicity, income, and education. Results. Caregivers self-identified as Non-Hispanic African-American (44%), Non-Hispanic White (36%), Hispanic (19%), and other” (1%). Differences related to race/ethnicity, income, and education were found in all risk factor categories. Conclusions. Planning of caregiver/patient education/preventive care intervention strategies should be undertaken with these caries risk factor differences kept in mind.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/593487 |
| spellingShingle | G. J. Eckert R. Jackson M. Fontana Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers |
| title_full | Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers |
| title_short | Sociodemographic Variation of Caries Risk Factors in Toddlers and Caregivers |
| title_sort | sociodemographic variation of caries risk factors in toddlers and caregivers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/593487 |
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