Toothbrushing frequency among 4- 6-year-old Iranian children and associated maternal attitude and sociobehavioral factors
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Background
Toothbrushing is an important aspect of childrens oral health self care. This study aimed to explore toothbrushing frequency among 46-year-old Iranian children and associated maternal attitude and sociobehavioral factors.Materials And Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 407 motherchild (aged 46 years) pairs through stratifi ed random sampling in Tabriz, Iran. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires including demographic characteristic, maternal attitude, and toothbrushing frequency of both mothers and children. Logistic regression was used to determine the predicators of childrens toothbrushing. Statistical signifi cance was set at P Results
The mean age of mothers was 32.6 years (standard deviation [SD] 4.8) and 5.3 years (SD = 1.1) for children. Twice-daily toothbrushing was observed at a relative frequency of 12.8% in children and 18.4% in mothers. About 43.7% of children brushed their teeth once daily. Nearly 38.7% of children started toothbrushing behavior regularly at 4 years of age, and 41% had dental visits. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that childrens toothbrushing (once daily or more) was associated with maternal brushing frequency (odds ratio [OR] =2.0, 95% confi dence interval [CI] =1.532.86), maternal attitude toward oral health (OR = 1.15, CI = 1.08 1.22), and childrens age (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.021.77).Conclusions
The descriptive results indicated that maternal and children toothbrushing behaviors are unfavorable. Furthermore, maternal toothbrushing behavior is a strong predicator of childrens brushing behavior. Health promotional activities seem necessary for mothers to enhance oral health behavior of their children.Keywords:
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English
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Dental Research Journal, Volume:14 Issue: 1, Feb 2017
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50
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