dc.contributor.author | Trinh, Van Anh | |
dc.contributor.author | Tarbit, Emiri | |
dc.contributor.author | Do, Loc | |
dc.contributor.author | Ha, Diep | |
dc.contributor.author | Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-12T04:03:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-12T04:03:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4006 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jphd.12477 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/408907 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between toothbrushing behavior and socio-demographic characteristics in Australian children. METHODS: Data were collected through the 2012-2014 Australian National Child Oral Health Survey (NCOHS). NCOHS was a cross-sectional survey of representative school children aged 5-14 years of Australia with a total sample size of 24,664 children. RESULTS: Two-thirds (69%) of Australian children brushed twice or more times a day and the mean age of starting toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste was 24 months. Males were less consistent with toothbrushing than females (OR = 0.85; 95% CI: 0.74-0.97) and the likelihood of brushing twice or more a day improved with the increase in age (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.02-1.08). Children with university educated (OR = 1.80; 95% CI: 1.44-2.26), vocational trained parents'/guardians' (OR = 1.45, 95% CI 1.11-1.90), living in families with an income of >AU$120,000 (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.08-1.89) and having an overseas born parent (OR = 1.30; 95% CI: 1.07-1.58) were more likely to brush their teeth twice or more a day than their comparative counterparts. Children in households with two children (OR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.07-1.64) were more likely to brush twice or more than single-child households. Children with a health welfare card tended to delay the start of toothbrushing by 1.4 months in comparison to those without a welfare card. Children with one of the caregivers born overseas started brushing later than those with Australia born caregivers (B = 1.04; SE = 0.46). Children living in high income and educated families and households with two or more children tended to start toothbrushing at an earlier age. CONCLUSIONS: Several family socio-demographic factors influenced toothbrushing habits in Australian children. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Dentistry | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.keywords | children | |
dc.subject.keywords | determinants | |
dc.subject.keywords | socioeconomic status | |
dc.subject.keywords | toothbrushing | |
dc.title | The influence of family socioeconomic status on toothbrushing practices in Australian children | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Trinh, VA; Tarbit, E; Do, L; Ha, D; Tadakamadla, SK, The influence of family socioeconomic status on toothbrushing practices in Australian children, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2021 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-09-17 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-10-10T23:20:50Z | |
gro.description.notepublic | This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Tarbit, Emiri | |
gro.griffith.author | Tadakamdla, Santosh Kumar K. | |