Oral health profile of Australian children from different immigrant backgrounds.
Community Dent Health
; 40(3): 162-169, 2023 Aug 31.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To profile the oral health of Australian children from different immigrant backgrounds.METHOD:
Cross-sectional data for Australian children were obtained from the 2012-14 National Child Oral Health Study (NCOHS). Three categories of immigrant status were created based on parents' country of birth and language (non-immigrant, non-visible immigrant, and visible immigrant). Descriptive analyses reported weighted estimates for experience of dental caries, self-rated oral health, and dental services utilisation separately for children aged 5-9 years and 10-14 years.RESULTS:
The sample comprised 10,610 children aged 5-9 years (3,605 from immigrant backgrounds), and 8,741 children aged 10-14 years (3,074 from immigrant backgrounds). Children from non-visible immigrant backgrounds presented worse dental service utilisation and poorer self-rated oral health than children from non-immigrant and visible immigrant families. Greater inequalities in dental caries experience were observed in the 5-9-year-olds. Untreated caries was substantially higher among visible immigrant children aged 5-9 years (38.8%, 95% CI 35.5-42.3) than non-immigrant (24.9%, 95% CI 23.4-26.6) and non-visible immigrant children (21.0%, 95% CI 17.7-24.7).CONCLUSIONS:
Australian children from immigrant families constitute a highly heterogeneous group with substantial discrepancies in oral health outcomes.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Salud Bucal
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Caries Dental
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Año:
2023
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Article