利雅得公立和私立小学儿童的脏病患病率:一项回顾性研究
Budur Almutairi1, Tasneem Rashed Adam2, Rami Bustami3
1Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC oral health
|July 17, 2024
概括
利雅得的学龄儿童中牙损伤很普遍,公立学校和女生中牙损伤率更高. 有针对性的口腔健康倡议对于预防和护理这一群体至关重要.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 牙损是一个重要的全球口腔健康问题,特别影响儿童的整体福祉,包括营养和教育.
- 社会经济差异可能会影响口腔健康结果,需要在不同的学校环境中了解这些相关性.
研究的目的:
- 检查学校类型之间的关系,反映社会经济地位,以及利雅得小学儿童中牙损伤的流行情况.
- 为了确定利雅得学童中牙损伤的总体流行率.
主要方法:
- 一项回顾性研究分析了利雅得960所公立和私立学校的28,343名第一和第四年级学生的数据 (2019年2月至4月).
- 腐烂,缺失和填充牙 (DMFT/dmft) 指数被用于评估牙的流行率,同时收集人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 总体平均DMFT指数为1.78永久牙和1.94母牙.
- 58%的儿童没有,25%有轻度,17%有中度至重度.
- 与私立学校相比,公立学校的孩子表现出较高的虫病发病率. 女生和四年级学生的比例分别高于男生和一年级学生.
结论:
- 在利雅得的学生中,牙损伤的患病率因学校类型和人口因素而异.
- 公立学校和女孩需要专注注意口腔健康干预措施.
- 像沙特阿拉伯这样的发展中国家需要有针对性的公共卫生战略来解决口腔健康差异,特别是在服务不足的学校人群中.
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