Association between uncertainty stress and oral health-related quality of life among junior high school students in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the relationship between uncertainty stress and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among junior high school students in Zhejiang Province, China, and to identify the sociodemographic factors that may influence this association.

Design

Cross-sectional survey using multistage cluster sampling.

Setting

Junior high schools in two cities (Ningbo and Jinhua) in Zhejiang Province, China, between April and July 2024.

Participants

1348 eighth-grade students aged 13-16 years were included.

Inclusion criteria

voluntary participation with guardian consent, absence of mental illness or physical disabilities and adequate literacy to complete questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

intellectual disability or incomplete responses.

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SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12323536 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature