Influência da saúde bucal e fatores sociais nas relações familiares de crianças pré-escolares brasileiras

Abstract

The objective is to evaluate the association between socioeconomic, behavioral, psychosocial and oral health factors with the family relationships of preschool children, in the city of São Francisco, northern region of Minas Gerais. In a cross-sectional survey, with representatives of 247 5-year-old children and their mother’s, validated questionnaires were administered to the mothers and intraoral examinations were carried out on the children using the index of decayed, missing or filled primary teeth (dmft). Family relationships were assessed using the Family Cohesion (FC) scale. Bivariate analysis and multinominal logistic regression were performed, with a significance level of 5%. In the bivariate analysis, an association was found between experience of dental caries and high CF; and the variables associated with low FC were maternal education, marital status, maternal nighttime oral cleaning and experience of cavities. In the final model, families with high HR were more likely to lack paid maternal work [3.56 (1.12-11.31), p=0.031] and less likely to experience caries [0.32 (0.11 -0.96), p=0.042]; while families with low CF were more likely to have unmarried maternal marital status [2.34 (1.02-5.36), p=0.045]. Thus, socioeconomic and oral health variables are associated with the family cohesion of children aged 5 years and their mothers, demonstrating the need for participatory and comprehensive family care, in addition to intersectoral social public policies, to promote health and well-being. -being of children.