Social Gradients in Dental Health Among Low-Income Mothers and Their Young Children

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• Personal Author:
  Grembowski D ; Milgrom P ; Spiekerman C
• Description:
  For low-income mothers of children aged 3-6 years, we estimate whether social gradients exist between mothers' income, education, and employment status and mothers' perceptions of self and child dental and general health, and whether these relationships differ by racial/ethnic group. Disproportionate stratified sampling by racial/ethnic group selected 10,909 eligible children aged 3 to 6 in Medicaid in Washington State. Mothers (n=4,373) completed a mixed-mode (web, mail, telephone) survey. Mothers' education had a strong, gradient relationship with mother ratings of self and child dental health that was not explained by other measures. Similar gradients were found for mothers' employment status and income, but some associations were no longer significant (p>.05) after adjusting for oral health beliefs and behaviors, dental insurance, and regular dental care. Associations did not differ significantly by racial/ethnic group. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Children Children Dental Health Dental Insurance Education Employment Ethnicity Health Care Income Medicaid Mothers Oral Behaviors Oral Beliefs Perceived General Health Perceived Oral Health Race Racial Factors Socioeconomics Socioeconomic Status

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• ISSN:
  1049-2089
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056512
• Citation:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved 2012 May; 23(2):570-588
• Contact Point Address:
  David Grembowski, PhD, Department of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington (UW), Box 357660, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-7660
• Email:
  grem@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a6363b6142c15db25654e09e1a5d9d63bbd173890b239a803ee93bea7c31512606c97891e366eaffb7c8c1859b29c2b103aad2a0915f26f1d585f293349f7039
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214110/cdc_214110_DS1.pdf
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