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  • Child- and family-level predictors of tooth brushing frequency in a sample of Australian children

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    Author(s)
    Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar
    Rathore, Vatsna
    Mitchell, Amy E
    Kaul, Anshul
    Morawska, Alina
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mitchell, Amy
    Year published
    2022
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    BACKGROUND: Knowledge of factors that are conducive to good toothbrushing practices is fundamental for planning oral health promotion interventions. AIM: This study evaluated the relationships between child and family socio-demographic characteristics; children's behaviour during toothbrushing; family support for toothbrushing; parents' practices, attitudes and knowledge related to toothbrushing; general parenting practices; and children's behavioural problems and children's toothbrushing frequency. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between February and May 2020 with parents of children aged 2-8 years, recruited ...
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    BACKGROUND: Knowledge of factors that are conducive to good toothbrushing practices is fundamental for planning oral health promotion interventions. AIM: This study evaluated the relationships between child and family socio-demographic characteristics; children's behaviour during toothbrushing; family support for toothbrushing; parents' practices, attitudes and knowledge related to toothbrushing; general parenting practices; and children's behavioural problems and children's toothbrushing frequency. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between February and May 2020 with parents of children aged 2-8 years, recruited through childcare centers throughout Australia. Parents completed self-administered surveys on child and family characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 606 parents completed the survey. Only half (52.5%) of children brushed twice or more/day. Children of university educated parents [Odds Ratio (OR): 6.48; 95% Confidence Intervals (CI):1.21-34.71] and those concerned about their child's toothbrushing (OR: 1.44;95% CI:1.21-1.72) were more likely to brush twice or more per day. Where children were non-compliant during toothbrushing or parents reported using ineffective parenting strategies during toothbrushing, children were less likely to brush their teeth twice or more/day. CONCLUSIONS: Measures of parenting and child behaviour that were specific to the toothbrushing context were stronger predictors of twice-daily brushing compared to more general measures of parenting and child behaviour, which did not contribute to the model.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
    Volume
    32
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ipd.12942
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    © 2022 BSPD, IAPD and John Wiley & Sons A/S. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Child- and family-level predictors of tooth brushing frequency in a sample of Australian children., International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 32 (5), pp. 639-648, 2022, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ipd.12942. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
    Subject
    Dentistry
    Behaviour
    Community paediatric dentistry
    Prevention
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/410486
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