Oral health behaviour, attitude towards, and knowledge of dental caries among mothers of 0- to 3-year-old children living in Kaunas, Lithuania.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the oral health behaviours of mothers with young children and their attitudes towards dental caries.

Methods

The survey targeted all mothers with children under 3 years attending a primary healthcare centre (Department of Family Medicine at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences [LSMU] Hospital) in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Bioethics Centre of the LSMU approved the study (No. BEC-OF-14). Of 176 mothers, 123 (69.9%) took part in the 2016-2017 study. The self-administered questionnaire enquired about mothers' attitudes towards oral health and behaviours related to the potential transmission of oral bacteria to their children, dietary habits, tooth brushing, smoking, and background factors. The chi-squared test and univariate/multiv

SUBMITTER: Petrauskiene S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7133724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature