Exploring the Relationship between Parental Oral Health Literacy and Children’s Oral Health Status: A Cross-sectional study in an Iranian Population
| Autor: | Zahra Khoshkharam, Elham Charoghchian Khorasani |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Mashhad Dental School, Vol 48, Iss 3, Pp 715-723 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1560-9286 2008-2347 |
| DOI: | 10.22038/jmds.2024.80203.2377 |
| Popis: | Background: Parents play a significant role in determining children’s oral health behaviors. Oral health literacy (OHL) refers to on one’s ability in understanding and employing oral health information in order to maintain good oral health. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between parental OHL and children’s oral health status.Methods and Materials: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study included female students attending a private school in Mashhad, Iran. This school was selected according to availability sampling. Students and their parents were invited to participate in this study and were enrolled using a census-based sampling method. Parents were asked to complete the oral health literacy standard questionnaire and their daughter’s DMFT or dmft index was measured by an oral hygienist. Parents’ demographic and social information were also recorded. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 26.00 statistical software. P-value |
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