Table 2 Parent/self-reported oral health concerns and habits by birth origin
From: Gaps in smiles and services: a cross-sectional study of dental caries in refugee-background children
Total (n = 350) | Overseas-born (n = 241) | Overseas-born African (n = 176) | Overseas-born other (n = 65) | Australian-born (n = 109) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Oral health concern | No concern | 276 (80.9) | 180 (77.3) | 128 (75.3) | 52 (82.5) | 96 (88.9) |
Any concern | 65 (19.1) | 53 (22.7) | 42 (24.7) | 11 (17.6) | 12 (11.1) | |
Pain | 20 (5.9) | 20 (8.6) | 15 (8.8) | 5 (7.9) | 0 (0) | |
Hypersensitivity | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Trauma | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.9) | |
Gum disease | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Caries | 9 (2.6) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (3.2) | 6 (5.6) | |
Orthodontic/cosmetic | 21 (6.2) | 18 (7.7) | 16 (9.4) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (2.8) | |
Extra teeth | 3 (0.9) | 3 (1.3) | 3 (1.8) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (1.9) | |
Other | 8 (2.4) | 6 (2.6) | 5 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Missing | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Dietary habits | Nil significant | 264 (77.2) | 181 (77.0) | 134 (78.4) | 47 (73.4) | 83 (77.6) |
Any significant | 78 (22.8) | 54 (23.0) | 37 (21.6) | 17 (26.6) | 24 (22.4) | |
High sugar intake | 72 (21.1) | 49 (20.9) | 36 (21.5) | 13 (20.3) | 23 (21.5) | |
Nursing bottle > 2 yrs | 6 (1.8) | 5 (2.1) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (6.3) | 1 (0.9) | |
Missing | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |