@article{CHEN2018, 
author = {Shuang CHEN and Xiaojuan ZENG and Qiulin LIU and Bolin CHEN and Beisi CHEN},
title = {Study of the relationship between family environmental factors and dental caries status in children},
year = {2018},
journal = {Journal of Prevention and Treatment for Stomatological Diseases},
volume = {26},
number = {3},
pages = {184-188},
keywords = {Family environmental factors, Socioeconomic status, Family behavior, Children, Caries},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.12016/j.issn.2096-1456.2018.03.009},
doi = {10.12016/j.issn.2096-1456.2018.03.009},
abstract = {ObjectiveTo assess family environmental factors that impact caries in children during a follow-up study for family-based community oral health promotion models.MethodsThis study was conducted from June to December 2015. A total of 200 households were selected from Jinzhou community in Nanning with the random sampling method. The data were collected through oral examinations and questionnaire surveys of family members. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between family environment factors, such as socioeconomic and family-related behaviors, and caries in children.ResultsAfter adjustment for confounding factors, families in which more than 1,000 mL of sugar drinks were purchased per month; those in which the family members had a low frequency of brushing (occasionally or not); those in which the mother had a high frequency of drinking sweet drinks (more than one time each day), brushed with low frequency (less than 2 times), had no regular oral examination in the past year, or had low scores in oral health attitude and knowledge; those in which the father/mother had a low level of education (short-cycle courses and under); and those with a low annual household income (less than 50,000 RMB) had children with high rates of dental caries. Families purchasing sugar drinks >1000 mL per month were 2.22 times more likely than families purchasing sugar drinks ≤1000 mL per month to have caries in children.ConclusionFamily environmental factors exert a certain influence on children's caries, and this information is a useful reference for a follow-up study.}
}