Factors related to parental care givers’ behaviors of oral health care of pre-school children in child development center, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

          This cross-sectional study was carried out in 388 care givers by multi-stage sampling from child development center, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Data were collected by the questionnaire adapted from PRECEDE framework, including predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors. Factors related to care giver’s behaviors, including diet control risk of dental caries, toothbrush care and dental examination were analyzed by multiple logistic regressions.

           The study found that factors related to parental care givers’ behaviors of oral health care of pre-school children in aspect of diet control risk of dental caries were parental occupation (p-value 0.007, OR=1.77, 95%CI 1.16-2.66) and receiving dental health advice from health officers (p-value 0.034, OR=0.30, 95%CI 0.10-0.91).  In relation to tooth brush care, dental health attitude, time to oral examination for preschool children 2 time/week and receiving  dental health care from TV were statistically  associated with care givers’ behaviors (p-value<0.001, OR=0.35, 95%CI 0.21-0.59; p-value 0.004, OR=0.33, 95%CI 0.16-0.70); p-value<0.001, OR=4.78, 95%CI 2.37-9.64 respectively). Dental health attitude (p-value 0.002, OR=2.15, 95%CI 1.33-3.48), having toothbrushes for tooth brushing (p-value 0.018, OR=3.28, 95%CI 1.27-11.07) and receiving dental health advice from public health volunteers (p-value 0.007, OR=0.27, 95%CI 0.11-0.70) were related to care givers’ behaviors in aspect of dental examination.;