Oral health literacy, sociodemographic, family, and clinical predictors of dental visits among Brazilian early adolescents.
Int J Paediatr Dent
; 31(2): 204-211, 2021 Mar.
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of dental caries is high in adolescents worldwide, and a large percentage have never been to a dentist or have not had regular dental appointments. AIM: To evaluate the influence of oral health literacy and sociodemographic, clinical, and family factors on dental visits among early adolescents. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 12-year-old students in Campina Grande, Brazil. Students answered about their level of oral health literacy (BREALD-30), levels of family adaptability and cohesion (FACES III), and visits to the dentist sometime in life. Dental caries experience was evaluated using Nyvad criteria. Robust Poisson regression for complex samples was performed. RESULTS: A higher level of oral health literacy (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.01-1.03), high social class (PR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.09-1.50), higher mother's schooling (PR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.37-1.83), family cohesion classified as enmeshed (PR = 1.55; 95% CI: 1.19-2.02) and connected (PR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.02-1.44), and the absence of toothache (PR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01-1.38) remained associated with having visited a dentist. CONCLUSIONS: Oral health literacy and sociodemographic, family, and clinical factors were predictors of having visited a dentist among early adolescents.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cárie Dentária
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Letramento em Saúde
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Paediatr Dent
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido