Title |
Racial Differences in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Multilevel Analysis in Brazilian Children
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Published in |
Brazilian Dental Journal, December 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/0103-6440201300478 |
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Authors |
Bruno Emmanuelli, Ângela Aniszewski Kucner, Marjana Ostapiuck, Fernanda Tomazoni, Bernardo Antonio Agostini, Thiago Machado Ardenghi |
Abstract |
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the influence of race/ethnicity on Brazilian children' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). A multistage random sampling selected a representative sample of 1,134 twelve-years-old children from public schools of Santa Maria, a city in Southern Brazil. Participants were examined by 4 calibrated clinicians (minimum Kappa-value for inter-examiner agreement of 0.8) and the Brazilian short version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14) was administered. The children's parents or guardians answered questions regarding their demographics and socioeconomic status. Associations were analyzed using multilevel Poisson regression models. Children from racial/ethnic minority groups had poorer OHRQoL. The mean CPQ11-14 score was 1.08 times higher for non-white children than their white counterparts' score. "Social" and "Emotional well-being" were the most affected domains for non-white children, with significantly higher mean scores as compared to white children (RR 1.19, 95% CI, 1.07-1.33; and RR 1.14; 95% CI 1.04-1.24). This association remained significant even after adjusting for individual and contextual covariates. OHRQoL disparities are prevalent among children from racial/ethnic minority groups. Non-white children have lower OHRQoL compared to white children. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 54 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
Other | 8 | 15% |
Unknown | 22 | 40% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 36% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
Engineering | 2 | 4% |
Psychology | 2 | 4% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 24 | 44% |