Impact of parental migration on oral health outcomes of left-behind school-aged children in Luchuan, southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With rapid urbanization in China, an increasing number of rural adults have migrated to cities to seek job opportunities, leaving their school-aged children behind. These left-behind children (LBC) without one or both parents usually receive less attention from their caregivers. Whether the parental migration affects the children's oral health is not well understood. This study aimed to explore the differences in dental caries status and oral health-related behaviors between children with different parental migration experiences in a rural area of Southern China.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Luchuan County of Guangxi Province in 2015. A total of 1085 school children aged 8-12 participated in this study. Participants' demographic characteristics

SUBMITTER: Qiu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290493 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature