An assessment of the impacts of child oral health in Indonesia and associations with self-esteem, school performance and perceived employability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous surveys have indicated that a majority of Indonesian children have poor oral health. However, little detailed information is available on underlying causation and none that examine impacts of oral health on child self-esteem, school performance and perceived employability. The aim of this study was to determine levels of child oral health in primary school children in Indonesia, the prevalence of key causal factors; and, to determine relationships between oral health, self-esteem and school academic performance.

Methods

Cross-sectional epidemiological study in a sample (n = 984) of children aged 6-7 and 10-11 years old attending three public schools in Indonesia. A dental visual impact study was conducted, in which teachers reported their perceptions of t

SUBMITTER: Maharani DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5361816 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature