Association of siblings' presence and oral health-related quality of life among children: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quantity-quality trade-off theory indicates that an increase in siblings might decrease a child's well-being, but little is known about the impacts of sibling number on children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aims to investigate the effects of presence of siblings on children's OHRQoL, and to further test whether there is an interaction effect between siblings' presence and locations on children's OHRQoL.

Methods

Data were obtained from an oral-health survey of 12-year-old children in Beijing, China, which was a part of the 4th National Oral Health Survey in the Mainland of China (2015-2016). This study included 2158 children data for analysis. OHRQoL was assessed by the child's Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP). OIDP prevale

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7988954 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature