The impact of parental dental anxiety and oral health literacy on child oral health and dental-visit patterns: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Ravi Kumar Gudipaneni, Khalid Maziad D. Alzabni, Faisal Fraih A. Alrashedi, Dimah Hamoud J. Alruwaili, Farah Awad Albalawi, Asrar Helal Alanazi, Buthainah Saleh Alshamri, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Nithin Manchery, Omar A. Bawazir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Oral Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04536-8
Popis: Abstract Background Identifying the risk indicators of parental dental anxiety (PDA) and oral health literacy (OHL) can help oral healthcare professionals recognise challenges in this field. Armed with the appropriate information, they can effectively engage with parents to build trust and promote early and regular child dental visits. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the association between PDA and OHL with the sociobehavioural characteristics of families, self-reported child oral health (presence of ≥ 1 untreated decayed teeth) and the dental visit patterns amongst children living in Al Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Subjects and methods A total of 430 parents with children aged ≥ 14 years were invited using a systematic random sampling method. PDA was assessed using the Dental Anxiety Scale-Revised (DAS-R) scale, and parents’ OHL was measured using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry-30 (REALD-30). The relationships amongst participant characteristics, PDA and OHL were evaluated through the Chi-square and ANOVA. Additionally, binary regression analysis was conducted to identify predictor variables associated with PDA and OHL. A P value of 12 months ago (AOR = 34.94; P
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