Association between some educational indicators and dental caries experience of 12-year-old children in developing countries: An ecological approach

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dc.authorscopusid6603164027
dc.authorscopusid6603387194
dc.contributor.authorEgri M.
dc.contributor.authorGunay O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T19:59:21Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T19:59:21Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between some educational indicators and dental caries experience of 12-year-old children in developing countries. Basic research design: The ecological association between DMFT levels amongst 12 year olds (DMFT-12 index) with six educational indicators (adult literacy rate, mean years of schooling, pupil-teacher ratio for primary level, educational expenditure as a percentage of gross national product, primary enrollment ratio and percent completing primary level) has been studied using developing countries as the unit of analysis. Pearson's correlation analysis and stepwise linear multiple regression technique were used to identify the significantly associated educational indicators with the DMFT-12 index. Results: A negative association between DMFT-12 index and percent completing primary education level has been observed (r = -0.509; p<0.01). Also, stepwise regression analysis results have shown that only percent completing primary level education is significantly associated with DMFT-12 index scores (partial regression coefficient = -0.042; 95% confidence intervals: -0.064, - 0.021). Conclusion: Dental caries experience of 12-year-old children appears to be highest in countries with low percent of primary level completion. Percent completing primary level education may be considered a good predictor of DMFT-12 index in developing countries.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage229en_US
dc.identifier.issn0265-539X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15470834en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-4544331771en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage227en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/90560
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCommunity Dental Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectDental cariesen_US
dc.subjectDMFT-12 indexen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectOral healthen_US
dc.subjectPrimary educationen_US
dc.titleAssociation between some educational indicators and dental caries experience of 12-year-old children in developing countries: An ecological approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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