Prevalence and risk factors for parental-reported oral health of Inuit preschoolers: Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, 2007-2008
| Autor: | Angela Pacey, Tanya L. Nancarrow, Grace M. Egeland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Emergency Medical Services
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Univariate analysis education.field_of_study Health (social science) business.industry Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Prevalence Medicine (miscellaneous) Logistic regression Epidemiology Vitamin D and neurology Medicine Health education business Multivitamin education Demography |
| Zdroj: | Rural and Remote Health. |
| ISSN: | 1445-6354 |
| DOI: | 10.22605/rrh1368 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION Studies from the early 20th Century suggest that Inuit had a low prevalence of dental caries. However, Inuit children now experience a high prevalence of tooth decay and dental caries. The main objectives of this study were to provide an estimate of the prevalence and correlates of parental-reported oral health among Inuit preschool-aged children in Nunavut. METHODS Inuit preschool-aged children aged 3 to 5 years from 16 of Nunavut's 25 communities were randomly selected to participate in the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey conducted in 2007 and 2008. The parent/primary caregiver was asked to give written informed consent for their child's participation. Caregivers were asked to rate their child's oral and dental health and if their child had any 'decayed, extracted or filled baby teeth': an affirmative response designated a child as having reported-caries experience (RCE). Interviewer administered questionnaires included household characteristics, nutritional supplements, past-month qualitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and a 24 hour dietary recall with repeat 24 hour recalls on a 20% sub-sample. RESULTS The overall participation rate was 72.3% (388 children). Among the participating children, 53% percent were female and the mean age was 4.4 +/- 0.9 years. The weighted prevalence of RCE was 69.1% (95% CI: 63.7-74.4%). Caregivers rated their child's oral and dental health as: 'very good' (9.5%), 'good' (44.5%), 'fair' (29.5%) and 'poor' (16.6%). Very few children were taking a fluoride supplement (4.6%, 95% CI: 2.3-6.9%) or a vitamin D supplement (4.9%, 95% CI: 2.4-7.4%). Sixteen percent of children (95% CI: 12.3.-20.1) were taking a multivitamin and multimineral supplement containing vitamin D and calcium but not fluoride. In univariate analyses using data from the qualitative FFQ, children with RCE drank milk less often than children without RCE (1.6 +/- 0.1 vs 2.2 +/- 0.2 times per day, respectively, t-test p |
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