@article {6590,
	title = {Self-reported Use of Dental Floss over 13 Years: Relationship with Family Income, Mother{\textquoteright}s Age and Educational Level},
	journal = {Oral Health Prev Dent},
	volume = {14},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	note = {<p>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.</p>
},
	pages = {33-9},
	edition = {2015/06/25},
	abstract = {<p>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 \&gt;/=50 years old presented a 28\% lower probability of using dental floss than households with mothers </p>
},
	keywords = {*Educational Status, *Maternal Age, *Self Report, Adult, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Devices, Home Care/*statistics \& numerical data, Female, Humans, Income/*statistics \& numerical data, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Poverty/statistics \& numerical data, Social Class, Urban Population},
	isbn = {1602-1622 (Print)1602-1622 (Linking)},
	url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26106652},
	author = {Kauer, B. and Schutz, J. and Colussi, P. R. and Oppermann, R. V. and Haas, A. N. and Rosing, C. K.}
}
