From: The basic research factors questionnaire for studying early childhood caries
Domain (number of items) | Description | Scoring | Levels |
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Parental Oral Health Behaviors (12) | Items related to parental oral health behavior assess oral hygiene routines and feeding practices. The overall behavior score represents the percentage of oral health behavior items that were answered with an “adherent” response. Adherent means the participant reported following the recommended oral health behavior. | 0-100% | Parent/Family |
Insurance/Utilization & Cost (29) | These items assess access to dental care and utilization of dental health care for prevention and treatment for dental caries. | N/A | Child/Parent/Family |
Parental Oral Health Knowledge (15) | This measure assesses parental knowledge related to oral hygiene routines and feeding practices. The overall knowledge score represents the percentage of oral health knowledge items answered correctly. | 0–100% | Parent/Family |
Parent/Caregiver Dental Self-Efficacy (11) | The overall self-efficacy score represents how sure participants are that they can engage in recommended behavior to take care of their children’s teeth. The overall self-efficacy score is the mean of responses to all items. | 1–5 1 = Strongly disagree 5 = Strongly agree | Parent/Family |
Pediatric Oral Health Quality of Life (12) | This measure assesses the extent to which a child’s functioning is affected by negative oral health experiences. | 1–4 1 = all the time 4 = Did not happen | Child |
Parent/Caregiver and Family Sociodemographics (6) | Age, education, employment status, income, parent/caregiver relationship to the child and number of household members | N/A | Parent/Family |
Child Sociodemographics (3) | Race, ethnicity, and age | N/A | Child |