Self-reported Use of Dental Floss over 13 Years: Relationship with Family Income, Mother's Age and Educational Level

Citation:
Kauer, B, Schutz J, Colussi PR, Oppermann RV, Haas AN, Rosing CK.  2016.  Self-reported Use of Dental Floss over 13 Years: Relationship with Family Income, Mother's Age and Educational Level. Oral Health Prev Dent. 14:33-9., Number 1

Abstract:

PURPOSE: To determine whether family income, age and educational level of the mother of the family are associated with self-reported use of dental floss over a 13-year period in a city in southern Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A comparison of two household surveys was carried out where mothers of the family were interviewed using a structured questionnaire in order to obtain demographic, behavioural and socioeconomic information. In total, 852 and 984 households were included in 1996 and 2009, respectively. Self-reported use of dental floss was assessed dichotomously (yes/no). Poisson regression models were fitted to study the association between sociodemographic variables with the use of dental floss. Proportion ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were reported. RESULTS: The proportion of dental floss use increased from 48% to 59% over 13 years. The probability of dental floss use increased 1.23 times from 1996 to 2009 (PR = 1.23; 95% CI 1.13-1.34). Households with mothers >/=50 years old presented a 28% lower probability of using dental floss than households with mothers

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Kauer, BrunoSchutz, JasperColussi, Paulo R GOppermann, Rui VHaas, Alex NRosing, Cassiano KengComparative StudyGermanyOral Health Prev Dent. 2016;14(1):33-9. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a34375.

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