Mehta Viral Vijay, Rajesh Gururaghavendran, Rao Ashwini, Shenoy Ramya, Pai Mithun, Nayak Vijayendranath
Lecturer, Department of Community Dentistry, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 May;11(5):ZC59-ZC63. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25375.9867. Epub 2017 May 1.
Parents influence children's eating behaviours by making some foods available than others and by acting as models of eating behaviour. Food selected by parents influence general and oral health of their children.
Aim of this study was to assess oral health parameters among primary school children and motives for food choice among their parents in Mangalore.
A total of 759 primary school children aged 5-10 years, and their parents participated in this study. Motives for food choice among parents of children were evaluated by using Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ). Oral health status of students was assessed by using World Health Organisation (WHO) Basic Oral Health Assessment Form. Data pertaining to dietary habits and demographics was also collected. Descriptive and inferential statistics along with Pearson's correlation and Binary logistic regression were executed for the present study and level of significance was fixed at p<0.05.
Caries prevalence was 10.8% and 68.9% in permanent and primary dentitions, respectively. Mean Decayed, Missing And Filled Tooth (DMFT) index scores among study subjects were 0.21±0.72 and 3.08±3.11 for permanent and primary dentitions, respectively. Increase in caries prevalence was significantly associated with decrease in total FCQ scores. FCQ domains 'health', 'natural content' and 'weight control' were significantly correlated with dental caries experience. FCQ also showed significant correlation with socio-economic variables.
Overall, dental caries experience was found to be high. Parental food choice motives positively influenced dietary patterns and caries experience of their children. Caries experience was less in children whose parents reported higher scores on FCQ. Understanding the barriers, identification of risk factors for poor food choices and targeting interventions might formulate ways by which the desired behaviour can be achieved.
父母通过提供某些食物而非其他食物以及充当饮食行为的榜样来影响孩子的饮食行为。父母选择的食物会影响孩子的总体健康和口腔健康。
本研究的目的是评估芒格洛尔地区小学生的口腔健康参数及其父母选择食物的动机。
共有759名5至10岁的小学生及其父母参与了本研究。通过使用食物选择问卷（FCQ）评估孩子父母选择食物的动机。使用世界卫生组织（WHO）基本口腔健康评估表评估学生的口腔健康状况。还收集了与饮食习惯和人口统计学相关的数据。对本研究进行了描述性和推断性统计以及Pearson相关性和二元逻辑回归分析，显著性水平设定为p<0.05。
恒牙列和乳牙列的龋齿患病率分别为10.8%和68.9%。研究对象中恒牙列和乳牙列的平均龋失补牙（DMFT）指数得分分别为0.21±0.72和3.08±3.11。龋齿患病率的增加与FCQ总分的降低显著相关。FCQ领域“健康”“天然成分”和 “体重控制” 与龋齿经历显著相关。FCQ也与社会经济变量显著相关。
总体而言，发现龋齿经历较高。父母的食物选择动机对其子女的饮食模式和龋齿经历产生了积极影响。父母在FCQ上得分较高的孩子龋齿经历较少。了解障碍、识别不良食物选择的风险因素并针对性地进行干预可能会制定出实现期望行为的方法。
