Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach

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Autor(a) principal: Moura, Cristiano
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite, Bezerra, Priscilla Kelly Medeiros
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista odonto ciência (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fo/article/view/2631
Resumo: Purpose: To assess dental caries prevalence in male and female 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, and investigate its association with gender and socioeconomic and preventive variables. Methods: The study population consisted of 553 children regularly attending the municipal educational system and spatially distributed among the six sanitary health districts of the town, urban area. Dental caries prevalence was assessed by the DMFT index as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). A questionnaire was used to gather information on educational level of the child and mother, family income, and oral health preventive measures. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to analyze the association of the variables as well as odds ratio (OR). Results: Caries prevalence was 70.5%, and mean DMFT was 2.09. Maternal educational level and time of the last visit to the dentist were positively associated with DMFT index. Conclusion: The results suggest a high prevalence of dental caries in this sample of schoolchildren, and DMF-T below the WHO recommendations. Key words: Dental caries; socioeconomic factors; prevalence; epidemiology
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spelling Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approachPrevalência de cárie dentária em escolares de 12 anos de idade, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil: enfoque socioeconômicoDental cariessocioeconomic factorsprevalencedental cariesPurpose: To assess dental caries prevalence in male and female 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, and investigate its association with gender and socioeconomic and preventive variables. Methods: The study population consisted of 553 children regularly attending the municipal educational system and spatially distributed among the six sanitary health districts of the town, urban area. Dental caries prevalence was assessed by the DMFT index as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). A questionnaire was used to gather information on educational level of the child and mother, family income, and oral health preventive measures. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to analyze the association of the variables as well as odds ratio (OR). Results: Caries prevalence was 70.5%, and mean DMFT was 2.09. Maternal educational level and time of the last visit to the dentist were positively associated with DMFT index. Conclusion: The results suggest a high prevalence of dental caries in this sample of schoolchildren, and DMF-T below the WHO recommendations. Key words: Dental caries; socioeconomic factors; prevalence; epidemiologyObjetivo: Avaliar a prevalência da cárie dentária em escolares de 12 anos de idade em Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil, e testar sua associação com gênero, variáveis sócioeconômicas e preventivas. Metodologia: A amostra foi constituída por 553 escolares regularmente matriculados na rede municipal de ensino e espacialmente distribuídos pelos seis distritos sanitários de saúde da cidade, núcleo urbano. A prevalência da cárie dentária foi avaliada pelo índice CPO-D preconizado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. Utilizou-se de um questionário para a obtenção de informações sobre a escolaridade da criança, de sua mãe, renda familiar e medidas preventivas em saúde bucal. Os testes do qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher foram empregados para verificar a associação das variáveis, bem como a razão de chances (odds ratio – OR). Resultados: A prevalência de cárie foi de 70,5% e o CPO-D médio foi de 2,09. Escolaridade materna e tempo da última consulta foram associados positivamente com o índice CPO-D. Conclusão: Os resultados sugerem alta prevalência de cárie dentária nesta amostra de escolares e CPO-D abaixo do preconizado pela OMS. Palavras-chave: Cárie dentária; fatores socioeconômicos; prevalência; epidemiologiaEDIPUCRS - Editora Universitária da PUCRS2008-06-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed Articlecross-sectionalapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fo/article/view/2631Revista Odonto Ciência; Vol. 23 No. 3 (2008); 256 - 262Revista Odonto Ciência; v. 23 n. 3 (2008); 256 - 2621980-65230102-9460reponame:Revista odonto ciência (Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSenghttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fo/article/view/2631/3187Moura, CristianoCavalcanti, Alessandro LeiteBezerra, Priscilla Kelly Medeirosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2013-11-18T10:39:57Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/2631Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/foPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fo/oai||odontociencia@pucrs.br1980-65230102-9460opendoar:2013-11-18T10:39:57Revista odonto ciência (Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
Prevalência de cárie dentária em escolares de 12 anos de idade, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil: enfoque socioeconômico
title Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
spellingShingle Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
Moura, Cristiano
Dental caries
socioeconomic factors
prevalence
dental caries
title_short Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
title_full Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
title_fullStr Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
title_full_unstemmed Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
title_sort Dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil: a socioeconomic approach
author Moura, Cristiano
author_facet Moura, Cristiano
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite
Bezerra, Priscilla Kelly Medeiros
author_role author
author2 Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite
Bezerra, Priscilla Kelly Medeiros
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moura, Cristiano
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite
Bezerra, Priscilla Kelly Medeiros
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Dental caries
socioeconomic factors
prevalence
dental caries
topic Dental caries
socioeconomic factors
prevalence
dental caries
description Purpose: To assess dental caries prevalence in male and female 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, and investigate its association with gender and socioeconomic and preventive variables. Methods: The study population consisted of 553 children regularly attending the municipal educational system and spatially distributed among the six sanitary health districts of the town, urban area. Dental caries prevalence was assessed by the DMFT index as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). A questionnaire was used to gather information on educational level of the child and mother, family income, and oral health preventive measures. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to analyze the association of the variables as well as odds ratio (OR). Results: Caries prevalence was 70.5%, and mean DMFT was 2.09. Maternal educational level and time of the last visit to the dentist were positively associated with DMFT index. Conclusion: The results suggest a high prevalence of dental caries in this sample of schoolchildren, and DMF-T below the WHO recommendations. Key words: Dental caries; socioeconomic factors; prevalence; epidemiology
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