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The association of birth order and sociodemographic factors with caries experience among adolescents in Tumpat

Wan Salina W.S., and Nizam Abdullah, and Naing L., (2007) The association of birth order and sociodemographic factors with caries experience among adolescents in Tumpat. Archives of Orofacial Sciences, 2 . pp. 45-50. ISSN 1823-8602

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Universiti Sains Malaysia. School of Medical Sciences. Department of Community Medicine
Universiti Sains Malaysia. School of Dental Sciences
Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Institute of Medicine

Abstract

Sociodemographic factors have received considerable attention in the literature with regards its relationship with caries. However, the related information among children ages 12-17 is fairly limited. Birth order has been consistently found to be associated with diseases hypothesized to have an infectious aetiology but only few studies have examined its relationship with dental caries. The aims of this study were to determine the association of birth order and the sociodemographic background of subjects with caries and high caries experience among 16-year-old schoolchildren in Tumpat district, Kelantan. This was a case-control study. A total of 1087 16-year-old schoolchildren were examined intraorally for their caries status. They were categorized into three groups namely caries free (DMFS=0) mild caries (DMFS= 1-7) and high caries (DMFS ≥8) group based on DMFS score. Cases were the caries group and the controls were the caries free group. In each group, 163 subjects were selected by using simple random sampling. A questionnaire was used to obtain personal information of the subjects, birthweight and sociodemographic background. Analysis involved was ordinal logistic regression. The factor that was found to have association with caries and high caries experience determined using multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis was educational level of parents (OR=1.55, 95% CI: 1.06; 2.28). This study showed that birth order was not a significant factor associated with caries experience. Among the sociodemographic factors, only parent’s educational level was found to be associated with caries and high caries experience.

Item Type:Journal
Additional Information:We wish to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for funding this study through a short-term grant (304/PPSG/6131409).
Keywords:Adolescents, birth order, caries experience, sosiodemographic factors
Subjects:R Medicine
ID Code:1620

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