An exploration of the views of Australian mothers on promoting child oral health

Virgo-Milton, Monica; Boak, Rachel; Hoare, A; Gold, Lisa; Waters, Elizabeth; Gussy, Mark; Calache, Hanny; O’Callaghan, E.; Silva, AM de

doi:10.1111/adj.12332

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“…Parental oral health status, knowledge and behaviours 18,19 , in addition to structural barriers such as cost, eligibility and ability to attend appointments 20 , can impact on oral health status and dental visiting patterns. Indigenous Australians are more likely to live in rural and remote areas…”

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Disparities in dental health of rural Australians: hospitalisation rates and utilisation of public dental services in three communities in North Queensland

Carlisle¹,

Larkins²,

Croker³

2017

Rural Remote Health

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Disparities in dental health of rural Australians: hospitalisation rates and utilisation of public dental services in three communities in North Queensland

Carlisle¹,

Larkins²,

Croker³

2017

Rural Remote Health

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“…Inductive thematic content analysis was performed with each transcript (Pope et al 2000). The initial process of analysis for all the research topics explored in this study ('drink choice and water quality', 'food choice' and 'oral health') has previously been described and published (Hoare et al 2014;Virgo-Milton et al 2015). The final phase of analysis for the research topic explored in this paper (food choice) was undertaken by one researcher (first author).…”

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“…The final phase of analysis for the research topic explored in this paper (food choice) was undertaken by one researcher (first author). This phase commenced 12 months after the initial analysis previously described and published (Hoare et al 2014;Virgo-Milton et al 2015). Transcripts were read and re-read.…”

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Choosing foods for infants: a qualitative study of the factors that influence mothers

Boak

Virgo-Milton

Hoare

et al. 2016

Child

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Choosing foods for infants is a complex social practice. An ecological framework depicting the multiple influences on what people eat and sociological theory on food choice regarding the role of 'social structure' and 'human agency' are both applicable to the process of choosing foods for infants. Equity issues may be key regarding the degree to which mothers can choose particular foods for infants (e.g. choosing foods which promote health).

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“…This factor was relatively underinvestigated in Australian literature. Exploratory qualitative evidence has shown uncooperativeness in children is a barrier to parents undertaking brushing and preventing sugary food and drink consumption . Family composition and function is underinvestigated as a factor but is measured in national Australian studies and available in census data .…”

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Children's oral health in Australia: The past decade's research agenda

Stormon

Kazantzis

Ford

et al. 2018

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Objectives Research into dental diseases in children is no longer primarily focussed on biological and dietary factors, with social determinants an important influence. The aim of this study was to systematically review the focus of research on influences on children's oral health in Australia. Methods Relevant databases were searched for English language publications between 2008 and 2017. Included studies were original research articles with a focus on influences of oral health for Australian children. A thematic synthesis approach was adopted, and included studies were coded using the Fisher‐Owens et al (2007) framework which included child‐, family‐ and community level influences. Results A total of 252 studies were included in this review. The focus of the included studies was most frequently on child level influences (n = 200, 79.4%), followed by community level (n = 175, 69.4%) and family (n = 86, 38.1%)‐level influences. Overall, the highest proportion of included studies were on the child level influences of physical attributes (n = 86, 34.1%) and child maturing (n = 83, 32.9%). The influences with the least number of studies were social environment (n = 2, 0.8%), social support (n = 3, 1.2%) and physical safety on both a family and community levels (n = 3, 1.2% and n = 1, 0.4%, respectively). Discussion Monitoring child level influences of oral health has consistently occurred in national surveys and epidemiological studies. Family level influences are comparatively underinvestigated and should be a focus of future research in Australia. This study has helped to identify area gaps in the literature and can guide future studies.

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An exploration of the views of Australian mothers on promoting child oral health

Abstract: Understanding parental oral health beliefs is essential to overcoming barriers and promoting enablers for good child oral health. Improving child oral health also requires consideration of child behaviour, family influences, and increasing awareness of lesser-known influencing factors.

Cited by 26 publications

References 29 publications

Disparities in dental health of rural Australians: hospitalisation rates and utilisation of public dental services in three communities in North Queensland

Disparities in dental health of rural Australians: hospitalisation rates and utilisation of public dental services in three communities in North Queensland

Choosing foods for infants: a qualitative study of the factors that influence mothers

Children's oral health in Australia: The past decade's research agenda

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