Clinic for Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Clin Exp Dent Res. 2020 Apr;6(2):215-224. doi: 10.1002/cre2.272. Epub 2019 Dec 13.
This study aimed to investigate the oral health behaviours of mothers with young children and their attitudes towards dental caries.
The survey targeted all mothers with children under 3 years attending a primary healthcare centre (Department of Family Medicine at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences [LSMU] Hospital) in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Bioethics Centre of the LSMU approved the study (No. BEC-OF-14). Of 176 mothers, 123 (69.9%) took part in the 2016-2017 study. The self-administered questionnaire enquired about mothers' attitudes towards oral health and behaviours related to the potential transmission of oral bacteria to their children, dietary habits, tooth brushing, smoking, and background factors. The chi-squared test and univariate/multivariate logistic regression analyses served for the statistical analysis. (p values ≤ .05 indicated statistically significant differences).
Most (76; 68.5%) of the mothers brushed their teeth twice daily, and 97 (87.4%) reported themselves as nonsmokers. We found a statistically significant association between mothers who brushed their own teeth twice daily and those who cleaned their children's teeth likewise (OR = 5.42, 95% CI [1.28-6.63]; p = .005). We observed significant associations among mothers who gave their children sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) daily and the mothers' college or lower education (OR = 6.51, 95% CI [1.59-27.19]; p = .01) and maternal tooth brushing less than twice daily (OR = 3.88, 95% CI [0.99-15.18]; p = .05).
A majority of mothers who took part in this survey did not brush their children's teeth as recommended. Mothers with a lower education and who brushed their teeth less than twice daily offered their children SSBs more frequently.
本研究旨在调查有幼儿的母亲的口腔健康行为及其对龋齿的态度。
该调查针对所有在立陶宛考纳斯的立陶宛健康科学大学医院家庭医学系（LSMU 医院）初级保健中心就诊的 3 岁以下儿童的母亲。LSMU 生物伦理中心批准了这项研究（编号 BEC-OF-14）。在 176 位母亲中，有 123 位（69.9%）参加了 2016-2017 年的研究。问卷调查了母亲对口腔健康的态度以及与潜在口腔细菌传播给子女、饮食习惯、刷牙、吸烟和背景因素相关的行为。卡方检验和单变量/多变量逻辑回归分析用于统计分析。（p 值≤.05 表示具有统计学意义的差异）。
大多数（76 位；68.5%）母亲每天刷牙两次，97 位（87.4%）母亲报告自己不吸烟。我们发现，母亲每天刷牙两次且同样为子女刷牙的比例之间存在统计学显著关联（OR = 5.42，95% CI [1.28-6.63]；p =.005）。我们还观察到，母亲每天给子女含糖饮料（SSBs）与母亲接受过大学或以下教育（OR = 6.51，95% CI [1.59-27.19]；p =.01）以及母亲每天刷牙少于两次（OR = 3.88，95% CI [0.99-15.18]；p =.05）之间存在显著关联。
参加这项调查的大多数母亲没有按照建议为子女刷牙。教育程度较低且每天刷牙少于两次的母亲更频繁地为子女提供 SSBs。
