Parity, dental caries and implications for maternal depletion syndrome in northern Nigerian Hausa women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female reproductive history, especially high parity, affects general health and may impact negatively on oral health. While parity has been positively linked to tooth loss, the specific association between parity and caries has not been adequately investigated.

Aim

To determine the association between parity and caries in a population of higher parity women. Influences of likely confounders (age, socio-economic status, reproductive parameters, oral health practices and sugar consumption between meals) were considered.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study involving 635 Hausa women of varying parity aged 13-80 years. Socio-demographic status, oral health practices and sugar consumption were obtained using a structured interviewer-administered questionnair

SUBMITTER: Oziegbe EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980799 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature