Effect of Motives for Food Choice on Oral Health among Primary School Children in Mangalore: An Analytical Survey
| Autor: | Viral Vijay Mehta, Gururaghavendran Rajesh, Ashwini Rao, Ramya Shenoy, Mithun Pai, Vijayendranath Nayak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 5, Pp ZC59-ZC63 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25375.9867 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Parents influence children’s eating behaviours by making some foods available than others and by acting as models of eating behaviour. Food selected by parents influence general and oral health of their children. Aim: Aim of this study was to assess oral health parameters among primary school children and motives for food choice among their parents in Mangalore. Materials and Methods: A total of 759 primary school children aged 5-10 years, and their parents participated in this study. Motives for food choice among parents of children were evaluated by using Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ). Oral health status of students was assessed by using World Health Organisation (WHO) Basic Oral Health Assessment Form. Data pertaining to dietary habits and demographics was also collected. Descriptive and inferential statistics along with Pearson’s correlation and Binary logistic regression were executed for the present study and level of significance was fixed at p |
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