Oral health in a First Nations and a non-Aboriginal population in Manitoba

Autor: Patricia Rawsthorne, Donna Hart, Xikui Wang, Brenda Elias, Charles N. Bernstein, Qier Tan, Hani El-Gabalawy, Andrea K. Blanchard, Pam Orr, Shirley Chubey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Gerontology
Adult
Male
Health (social science)
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Epidemiology
Cross-sectional study
lcsh:RC955-962
Ethnic group
social determinants
Oral hygiene
smoking
White People
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalence
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Social determinants of health
Original Research Article
First Nations
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Manitoba
030206 dentistry
General Medicine
Odds ratio
oral health-related behaviours
Middle Aged
Oral Hygiene
Confidence interval
3. Good health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
oral health
oral health-related behaviours
smoking
First Nations
social determinants
Cohort
Indians
North American
oral health
Female
business
Mouth Diseases
Demography
Cohort study
Zdroj: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 71, Iss 0, Pp 1-10 (2012)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Vol 71 (2012)
ISSN: 2242-3982
1239-9736
1797-237X
Popis: Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of poor oral health and selected determinants in First Nations (FN) and Caucasian samples in Manitoba, Canada. Study design: Cross-sectional survey, nested in a cohort study. Methods: FN and Caucasian participants completed a questionnaire on socio-demographic variables, oral health symptoms, and oral health-related behaviours as part of a broader cohort study comparing these ethnic groups for different chronic immune mediated diseases. Results: Caucasians reported higher levels of employment, education, and urban dwelling than FNs (p
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