Parental perceptions, attitudes, and practices regarding their children's oral health in Kerala, India – A cross-Sectional study

Latti, Pooja; Ramesan, Deepa; Ramanarayanan, Subramaniam

doi:10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_21_22

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“…In our study, most parents were willing to take their children to dentists. According to study results conducted in India, parents had a favourable attitude and view of how much time, money, and dental appointments are spent on their child’s oral health [ 45 ]. According to a study conducted in Saudi Arabia, parents were more aware of preventative dentistry, but their use was closely connected with their level of education and money [ 46 ].…”

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Andersen health care utilization model: A survey on factors affecting the utilization of dental health services among school children

Nagdev,

Iyer,

Naik

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background Children’s quality of life, academic performance, and future achievement can all be negatively affected by poor dental health. The present study aimed to assess the need for dental health services and the factors influencing their utilization using the Andersen health care utilization model among school children. Methods The current cross-sectional study was conducted among schoolchildren aged 13 to 15 in Bangalore, India (n = 1100). A questionnaire was developed using the concepts of the Andersen healthcare usage model. The parents of the children filled out the questionnaire. The factors were investigated using bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results About 78.1% of the children did not utilize dental health services. Regarding the reasons for not visiting a dentist, 65.8% said they did not have a dental problem, and 22.2% said they could not afford it. Bivariate analysis showed that age, gender, education level, occupation of the family’s head of household, monthly family income, socioeconomic status, perceived oral health problems, accessibility of dental health facilities, and parental attitudes toward their children’s oral health were significantly associated with using dental health services (p<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed dental health service utilization was directly related to age (OR = 2.206), education, family size (OR = 1.33), and brushing frequency twice a day (OR = 1.575) with no significant relationship between distance to reach the dental facility, the number of dental visits, and socioeconomic status. Conclusion Dental health service utilization was low in the past year. The age, number of family members, parent’s education level, travel time to the dental facility, the child’s oral health behaviors, and positive parental attitude all play a role in a children’s utilization of dental health service.

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