Parental and family-related influences on dental caries in children of Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish origin
Parental and family-related influences on dental caries in children of Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish origin
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DOI:
10.1111/cdoe.12134
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发表时间:
2015-04-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Verrips, Erik
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作者:
Duijster, Denise;de Jong-Lenters, Maddelon;Verrips, Erik
ObjectivesThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between parental and family-related factors and childhood dental caries in a sample of 5- to 6-year-old children of Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish origin. Furthermore, the relationship of parental and family-related factors with social class and ethnicity was examined.MethodsThe study sample included 92 parent-child dyads (46 cases and 46 controls), which were recruited from a large paediatric dental centre in The Hague, the Netherlands. Cases were children with four or more decayed, missing or filled teeth, and controls were caries free. Validated questionnaires were used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, oral health behaviours, parents' dental self-efficacy and locus of control (LoC), parenting practices and family functioning. Parenting practices were also assessed using structured video observations of parent-child interactions.ResultsParents of controls had a more internal LoC, and they were more likely to show positive (observed) parenting in terms of positive involvement, encouragement and problem-solving, compared to cases (P