| Autor: |
Ieda Xavier Guedes, Franklin Delano Soares Forte, Valdelias Xavier Pereira, Marcelle Matos Nascimento, Gabriel Zorello Laporta |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Contexto & Saúde, Vol 24, Iss 48 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2176-7114 |
| DOI: |
10.21527/2176-7114.2024.48.14841 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Childhood caries remains a major public health issue in Brazil’s impoverished communities. Although government-sponsored programs have targeted improvement of oral health in children from public schools, more information is needed on the effectiveness of these programs. Objective: The objective was to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with caries in children aged 5 and 12 years in public versus private schools. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 857 children aged 5 (n=509) and 12 years (n=348) who attended public (n=416) or private (n=441) schools in Patos, PB-Brazil. Between March–September 2018 we examined caries from this study population using the DMFT/dmft index and obtained data on its demographics, toothbrushing frequency, socioeconomic status and schools’ oral health program and services via questionnaires. Statistical analyses were performed using multiple logistic regression (p |
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