Influence of socioeconomic status on behavior of preschool children A cross sectional survey | ||||
Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
Volume 69, Issue 3 - Serial Number 1, July 2023, Page 1775-1780 PDF (290.19 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2023.206844.2525 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mahmoud Mostafa Abdelhakim ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Demonstrator in pediatric and Community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University. | ||||
2Lecturer in Pediatric and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University | ||||
3Associate Professor and Community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Minia University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract Background: The aim of study is to evaluate parental socioeconomic status (SES) influence on child behavior in dental office among a group of preschool children in Minia governorate, Egypt during different treatment procedures Methods: questionnaire form was filled for 385 preschool children to evaluate the relation between child behavior and socioeconomic level. We used in our study El_gilany questionnaire form for evaluation of socioeconomic level and we also evaluated child behavior after L.A administration and different treatment procedures using frankl behavior rating scale (FBRS). Results: A strong positive association using Spearman's rho (r) = 0.75 (p<0.001) was found between the overall SES and the FBRS. The odd ratio of overall SES was 15.23 times associated with children's behavior with 95% CI of 8.76; 26.49 (p<0.001). Children's age, frequency of children goes to school, family possession domain, and Health-care domain was significantly associated with children's behavior in the dental office. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Socioeconomic status; Child behavior; Preschool children; Dental office | ||||
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