Validation of the French version of COHIP-SF-19 among 12-years children in New Caledonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of oral health-related quality of life is now associated to clinical indicators in epidemiological studies. This study aimed at validating the French Short Form of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP-SF-19) and assessing the impacts of oral diseases among schoolchildren in New Caledonia (NC).

Methods

A sample of 12-years-old children (n = 971) was selected in 2019 in NC using a random, stratified, and clustered sampling technique. Children filled the French COHIP-SF-19 questionnaire. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, oral hygiene habits, perception of oral health problems were also collected through self-administered questionnaires or from the schools' database. Dental status (dental caries, gingival status, and dental functional

SUBMITTER: Skandrani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature