Parental health belief model constructs associated with oral health behaviors, dental caries, and quality of life among preschool children in China: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1497 - 12
• Main Authors: Liu, Shu-Mei, Xin, Yu-Meng, Wang, Feng, Lin, Pei-Chao, Huang, Hsiao-Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.12.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Behavior; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental caries; Dental Caries - epidemiology; Dental Caries - psychology; Dental insurance; Early childhood caries; Families & family life; Female; Health aspects; Health Behavior; Health Belief Model; Humans; Kindergarten; Licenses; Male; Oral Health; Oral health behaviors; Oral health related-quality of life; Oral hygiene; Parental behavior; Parents; Parents & parenting; Parents - psychology; Pedodontics; Perceptions; Preschool children; Preschool education; Psychological aspects; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Self-efficacy; Sociodemographics; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teeth; Toothbrushing - statistics & numerical data; Variables; China; Oral health related-quality of life; Oral health behaviors; Preschool children; Early childhood caries; Health belief model

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a prevalent health problem that negatively affects both overall health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study investigated the association between health belief model (HBM) constructs and oral health behaviors, dental caries, and OHRQoL in presch...