Parents’ Willingness to Invest in Primary Oral Health Prevention for Their Preschool Children
| Autor: | Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, Peggy van Spreuwel, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić, Cor van Loveren |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Oral Public Health, Paediatric Dentistry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Toothbrushing
medicine.medical_specialty preschool children Higher education Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Psychological intervention Preventive dentistry Oral Health Oral health Article Willingness to pay oral hygiene behaviour Humans Medicine Contingent valuation willingness to invest Willingness to invest Beneficial effects business.industry Preschool children Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities Preventive Dentistry Oral hygiene behaviour Investment (macroeconomics) Primary Prevention stomatognathic diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Family medicine Dental caries dental caries business willingness to pay contingent valuation |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11437, p 11437 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21):11437, 1-11. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 21 van Spreuwel, P C J M, Jerković-ćosić, K, van Loveren, C & van der Heijden, G J M G 2021, ' Parents’ willingness to invest in primary oral health prevention for their preschool children ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 21, 11437, pp. 1-11 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111437 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph182111437 |
| Popis: | There is growing evidence for the beneficial effects of starting oral health prevention early in life. Preventing dental caries in very young children requires considerable investment from parents. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore parents’ willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness to invest in time (WTIT) for primary oral health prevention in preschool children and describe whether these are related to the parents’ demographic, socio-economic and behavioural characteristics. In a convenience sample of parents of preschool children aged six months to four years (n = 142), data were collected with questionnaires. On average, parents were willing to pay EUR15.84 per month, invest time for 1.9 dental visits per year, and spend 2.4 min per day brushing their child’s teeth. A higher education level of the mother and having a child older than two were associated with a higher WTIT in brushing minutes per day (p = 0.03). In addition, parents who brushed their child’s teeth more frequently were also more willing to invest in brushing minutes (p < 0.01) and money (p < 0.01). Findings emphasise the importance of early oral health interventions and the need to increase awareness of primary prevention’s importance in maintaining healthy teeth and reducing possibly oral health inequalities. |
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