| Autor: |
Paiva SM; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil., Martins LP; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil., Bittencourt JM; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil., Alvarez L; Universidad de la República Uruguay - UDELAR, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Montevideo, Uruguay., Acevedo AM; Universidad Central de Venezuela, Dentistry Faculty, Dental Research Institute, Caracas, Venezuela., Cepeda V; Universidad Internacional del Ecuador(UIDE), Escuela de Odontología. Quito, Ecuador., Galvez CA; Ministerio de Salud de Panamá, Panamá., Gaberllini C; Universidade Estadual de Londrina- UEL, Children´s Especiality Clinic Director, Bebê Clinica. Londrina, PR, Brasil., Gudiño S; Universidad de Costa Rica. Pediatric Dentistry Master, San José Postgraduate Study Sistem. Costa Rica., Martignon S; Universidad El Bosque- UEB, Profesor, ÚNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department, Bogotá, Colombia., Pérez V; Universidad de Talca, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Talca, Chile., Zambrano O; Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo- Zulia, Venezuela., Zelada D; Universidad San Martin de Porres - USMP, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Lima, Perú., Villena RS; Universidad San Martin de Porres - USMP, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Lima, Perú., Salgado P; Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA, Research in Public Health Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Squassi A; Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA, Research in Public Health Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Bordoni NE; Universidad de Buenos Aires - UBA, Research in Public Health Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Abstrakt: |
To assess the impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in infants in ten Latin America countries (LAC). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 930 pairs of 1-to-3-year-old children/parents from 10 LAC, as a complementary study of the Research Observatory for Dental Caries of the Latin American Region. The scale ECOHIS, previously tested and valid in ten countries, was applied to parents/caregivers of children to measure OHRQoL. Statistical analysis included descriptive data analysis and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA-One-Way) were performed to compare age groups with OHRQoL. Bootstrapping procedures (1000 re-samplings; 95%CI Bca) were performed. The mean scores of the 'Child Impact' section in the LAC was 4.0(±8.3), in the 'Family Impact' section was 2.0(±4.0), and in overall ECOHIS score was 6.0(±12.0). In the 'Child Impact' section, Argentina 10.0(+2.4) and Venezuela 17.8(±17.5) demonstrated mean scores higher than the LAC total data. In the 'Family Impact' section, the countries with higher mean scores were Argentina 4.9(±2.0), Ecuador 2.1(±3.1) and Venezuela 7.9(±7.8). In the overall ECOHIS score, Argentina 15.1 (±4.1) and Venezuela 25.7(±25.2) has higher mean scores than the values of LAC. There is an association between children's age and parents' report of impact on the OHRQoL (p<0.001). Three-year-olds had a higher mean when compared to one- and two-year-olds, both in the Impact on the Child and Impact on the Family (p<0.001) sections, as well as in the overall ECOHIS (p<0.001). In conclusion, there are differences in OHRQoL among Latin American countries, impacting older children more significantly. |
