The Saudi Arabian national demographic and health survey, 2017: Study design and oral health-related influences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the study design, and the distal and proximal influences on oral health reported in the national demographic and health survey (DHS) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2017.

Methods

The 2017 KSA DHS used an innovative multistage stratified random-sampling technique to select the population sample by using primary health care centers' (PHCs) catchment areas as the primary sampling unit. Over 45,000 household heads plus a family member were interviewed. A conceptual framework for distal and proximal oral health influences specific to the KSA was adapted based on the oral health surveillance model. Cross-tabulation and Chi-square tests were performed with consideration for sample weights to provide estimates representative for the KSA population. Freq

SUBMITTER: Abogazalah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature