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Factors Associated with Non-Attendance at Dental Preventive Care in Slovak High School Students

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  • Martin Samohyl

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Jana Babjakova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Diana Vondrova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Jana Jurkovicova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Juraj Stofko

    (Institute of Physiotherapy, Balneology and Medical Rehabilitation, The University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Námestie Jozefa Herdu 577/2, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia)

  • Branislav Kollar

    (Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Bratislava, Mickiewiczova 13, 813 69 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Katarina Hirosova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Alexandra Filova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • Lubica Argalasova

    (Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia)

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the avoidance of dental preventive care in high school students and their parents in the framework of The Youth and Parents Risk Factor Behavior Survey in Slovakia, the ongoing cross-sectional school-based survey of students and their parents or legal representatives. The data were collected using two separate standardized questionnaires: (i) the questionnaire for students ( n = 515) and (ii) the questionnaire for parents ( n = 681). The study group included 57 high school students (54.4% males) who did not visit the dentist for preventive care in the previous year. The control group included 458 students (35.8% males) who visited a dentist for preventive care at least once in the previous year. A significantly higher number of males (54.4%), older adolescents, and young adults (21.8%; 20.0%) were not visiting dental preventive care regularly. Incomplete family (56.1%), stressful situations at home (17.5%), and feeling unwell were the factors contributing to the avoidance of dental preventive care. More than 34.5% of adolescents and young adults were not visiting either dental preventive care or pediatric preventive care (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 5.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.40, 10.99). Children of divorced mothers and mothers with household income lower than EUR 900 had significantly higher dental care avoidance in bivariate analysis. A significantly higher percentage of fathers from the exposed group were not visiting dental preventive care regularly (47.8%, p < 0.05). The results of the study can be used as an educational intervention step focusing on the parental influence on adolescent and young adults’ behavior and as a challenge for the improvement of dental preventive care in older adolescents and young adults.

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  • Martin Samohyl & Jana Babjakova & Diana Vondrova & Jana Jurkovicova & Juraj Stofko & Branislav Kollar & Katarina Hirosova & Alexandra Filova & Lubica Argalasova, 2021. "Factors Associated with Non-Attendance at Dental Preventive Care in Slovak High School Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:1295-:d:491018
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