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Parental education level and dental caries in school children living in Dili, Timor-Leste

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posted on 2023-05-19, 15:13 authored by Crocombe, LA, Allen, P, Silvana BettiolSilvana Bettiol, Babo Soares, LF
Timor-Leste struggles with problems of poverty and inequalities that underlie many health disparities, including oral health. This study aimed to determine the association between parental education and dental caries in school children aged 6 to 17 years from 40 randomly selected schools in 4 Dili subdistricts. A questionnaire and oral examination collected data and multivariable log binomial models were used for data analysis. Results indicate no association between parental education level and the prevalence of untreated decay in deciduous teeth (P = .96). There was an association between parental education level and untreated decay in permanent teeth (P = .03) and untreated decay overall (P = .01). Children whose parents had higher education levels have approximately half the relative risk (aRR 0.47, 95% CI 0.25-0.89) of decay compared with children whose parents had low levels of education.

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Publication title

Asia-Pacific journal of public health

Volume

30

Pagination

128-136

ISSN

1010-5395

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Place of publication

China

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© 2018 APJPH

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Dental health

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