幼儿的决定因素及其相互作用:一个结构方程建模方法
K A M M Gunasinghe1, M S D Wijesinghe2, N C Ratnayake3
1National Cancer Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
Community dental health
|September 18, 2023
概括
宽容的家长显著影响孩子的甜食消费,口腔卫生和牙医诊所,影响幼儿 (ECC). 母亲的自我效能和家庭习惯也在ECC发展中发挥着关键作用.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 在斯里兰卡的学龄前儿童中,幼儿 (ECC) 仍然很普遍.
- ECC受多因素决定因素的影响,这些因素在不同层面上起作用.
- 了解这些决定性关系对于有效的ECC控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查决定因素对幼儿牙 (ECC) 的直接,间接和总影响.
- 确定影响幼儿中ECC相关的口腔健康行为的关键因素.
- 在斯里兰卡为ECC预防提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 一个描述性的,采用多阶段集群采样的横截面研究.
- 收集了从注册幼儿园的1038名三至四岁儿童及其母亲收集的数据.
- 结构方程建模用于分析ECC决定因素之间的复杂关系.
主要成果:
- 允许性育儿直接影响了甜食消费 (β=0.26) 和口腔卫生行为 (β=-0.46).
- 母亲口腔健康自我有效性对口腔卫生行为产生了积极的影响 (β=0.23).
- 家庭甜食消费模式和知识也对口腔健康行为产生了显著的直接和间接影响.
结论:
- 育儿风格,家庭甜食消费和母亲的自我效能是ECC的关键二线决定因素.
- 这些因素在很大程度上影响了儿童的甜食消费,口腔卫生和牙医的诊断.
- 针对这些决定因素为ECC预防和管理提供了一个有希望的方法.
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