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Sachdev, Prageet K.; Freeland-Graves, Jeanne; Ranjit, Nalini; Babaei, Mahsa – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Dental caries is a chronic oral condition that disproportionately affects low-income women. The aim of this research was to investigate relationships between dental nutrition knowledge, socioecological factors, and prevalence of dental caries in low-income women. This quantitative cross-sectional study involved 220 women who were recruited from…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Knowledge Level, Low Income Groups, Females
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Wei, Hong; Wang, Yan-Ling; Cong, Xiao-Na; Tang, Wan-Qin; Wei, Ping-Min – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess and compare the prevalence of dental caries of 229 deaf adolescents in a special senior high school and to identify factors related to dental caries, with a match group of 196 healthy adolescents in a normal senior high school, in Jiangsu province of East China. In this study the prevalence…
Descriptors: Control Groups, High School Students, Health Education, Incidence
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Gunsam, P. Pugo; Banka, S. – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: This paper seeks to assess the oral health status and behaviour of a sample of the Mauritian population visiting private dental clinics. Design/methodology/approach: Oral health status was determined using the World Health Organization (Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index indicating the prevalence of caries, and factors associated…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Dental Schools, Health Conditions, Dental Health