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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The Second National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam, 1999: background and methodology |
Author: | Roberts-Thomson, K. Spencer, A. Do, L. Szuster, F. Hai, T. Nguyen, T. |
Citation: | New Zealand Dental Journal, 2010; 106(2):61-66 |
Publisher: | New Zealand Dental Association |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 0028-8047 |
Statement of Responsibility: | K. F. Roberts-Thomson, A. J. Spencer, L. G. Do, F. S. Szuster, T. D. Hai, T. T. Nguyen |
Abstract: | Few high-quality epidemiological surveys of oral health have been conducted in developing countries. A National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam was previously conducted in 1989. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a Second National Oral Health Survey to facilitate planning of preventive and treatment programmes and the dental workforce in Vietnam. DESIGN: The 1999 survey utilised a multistage stratified random sampling strategy to obtain a random sample of the Vietnamese population. The population was stratified by province, urban/rural location and age in order to ensure adequate representation. Participants were clustered into schools (children) or communes (adults). Data were collected through a social survey, and dental examinations were conducted by calibrated examiners. RESULTS: High percentages of the target samples in each stratum were obtained. Inter-examiner and intra-examiner reliability were good to high (kappa: 0.48-0.98). All data were weighted to adjust for the probabilities of selection and known biases to provide unbiased estimates at provincial and national level. CONCLUSION: The National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam was a high-quality epidemiological survey with high participation rates. This was made possible through strong support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and regional and local officials. |
Keywords: | Humans Observer Variation Physical Examination Data Collection Dental Health Surveys Sampling Studies Sample Size Age Distribution Research Design Adolescent Adult Middle Aged Child Vietnam Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
Description (link): | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20608310 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Dentistry publications |
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