Associations between oral habits, dental anxiety, dental service utilization, and maternal mental health status among 6- to 12-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Purpose The current study sought to determine the associations between maternal mental health and oral habits, dental anxiety, and dental service utilization of 6- to 12-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Methods Data were obtained from a household survey involving 1411 mothers and their 6- to 1...

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Published in:European archives of paediatric dentistry 2023-04, Vol.24 (2), p.177-185
Main Authors: Adeniyi, A. A., Folayan, M. O., Arowolo, O., Oziegbe, E. O., Chukwumah, N. M., El-Tantawi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Bivariate analysis
Child
Children
Dental Anxiety - epidemiology
Dental Caries
Dental insurance
Dentistry
Ethics
Female
Habits
Health Status
Households
Humans
Independent variables
Infant, Newborn
Medicine
Mental depression
Mental health
Nigeria - epidemiology
Original Scientific Article
Psychological stress
Regression analysis
Socioeconomic factors
Utilization
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Summary:Purpose The current study sought to determine the associations between maternal mental health and oral habits, dental anxiety, and dental service utilization of 6- to 12-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Methods Data were obtained from a household survey involving 1411 mothers and their 6- to 12-year-old children. Data collected were the confounding (maternal age, child’s age at last birthday, sex at birth and socioeconomic status), independent (maternal psychological distress, and depression status) and dependent (child’s non-nutritive oral habits, dental anxiety level, and most recent dental visit) variables. Bivariate analyses were conducted to test the associations between the dependent and independent variables. After controlling for confounding variables, the associations between the dependent and independent variables were determined using multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses. Results Overall, 479 (33.9%) reported one oral habit, 189 (13.4%) reported two and 99 (7.0%) children reported three or more oral habits. Only 25 (1.7%) children reported a dental visit in the year preceding the study. Higher maternal psychological distress was associated with higher dental anxiety in children (AOR: 0.094; 95% CI − 0.080 to − 0.293; p  
ISSN:1818-6300
1996-9805
DOI:10.1007/s40368-022-00767-x