Maternal Factors Associated with Early Childhood Caries in Urban Latino Children.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this investigation was to describe maternal psychosocial, behavioral, and acculturation factors associated with early childhood caries in a sample of urban Latino mother-child dyads. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 100 mothers whose children (under the age of 6 y) were patients at the Dental Center at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado. All children participating in the study received an oral examination to measure decayed, missing, filled, surfaces (dmfs). Participating mothers were given the option to sign the consent form and complete the survey in English or Spanish, according to their preferred language. The survey used demographic, behavioral, knowledge, and several psychosocial variables. Bivariate analysis was conducted with dmfs as a depe

SUBMITTER: Tiwari T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734459 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature