Hoover Jay, Vatanparast Hassan, Uswak Gerry
College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Dec;19(6):1315-1321. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0452-9.
This study aimed to identify the risk determinants of caries and record oral hygiene status in recent immigrant and refugee children residing in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Convenience samples of 133, 3-15 year-old recent immigrant and refugee children, and 86 adult guardians were recruited. Clinical examination of children and survey of their guardians explored the presence of at least one decayed tooth in the child's mouth; and the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, among other aspects in adult participants. Refugee children had statistically significant higher decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) scores (mean dmft/DMFT score 5.80 ± 4.24) than immigrant children (mean dmft/DMFT score 3.52 ± 3.78 (p < 0.001). Adult immigrants had significantly higher proficiency in English language, knowledge about preventive components like fluoride and dental floss compared to refugee adults. The results of this study confirm the poorer state of oral health among refugee and immigrant children compared to Canadian children.
本研究旨在确定加拿大萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通市和里贾纳市近期移民及难民儿童龋齿的风险决定因素，并记录其口腔卫生状况。招募了133名3至15岁近期移民及难民儿童和86名成年监护人作为便利样本。对儿童进行临床检查，并对其监护人进行调查，以探究儿童口腔中至少一颗龋齿的存在情况；以及成年参与者在知识、态度、行为等方面的情况。难民儿童的龋失补牙面（DMFT）得分在统计学上显著高于移民儿童（平均dmft/DMFT得分5.80±4.24），移民儿童的平均dmft/DMFT得分是3.52±3.78（p<0.001）。与难民成年人相比，成年移民的英语水平显著更高，对氟化物和牙线等预防成分的知识也更丰富。本研究结果证实，与加拿大儿童相比，难民和移民儿童的口腔健康状况较差。
