The basic research factors questionnaire for studying early childhood caries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe development of the Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Basic Research Factors Questionnaire (BRFQ), a battery of measures assessing common potential predictors, mediators, and moderators of ECC. Individual-, family-, and community-level factors that are linked to oral health outcomes across at-risk populations are included. Developing standard measures of factors implicated in ECC has the potential to enhance our ability to understand mechanisms underlying successful prevention and to develop more effective interventions.

Methods

The Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers (EC4), funded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, developed the BRFQ, which was used across four randomized trials to develop and test interventions for reducing

SUBMITTER: Albino J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437655 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature