Oral health profile of Australian children from different immigrant backgrounds

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dc.contributor.authorSoares, G.H.
dc.contributor.authorJamieson, L.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, S.
dc.contributor.authorMejia, G.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionPublished September 2023
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To profile the oral health of Australian children from different immigrant backgrounds. Method: Cross-sectional data for Australian children were obtained from the 2012-14 National Child Oral Health Study (NCOHS). Three categories of immigrant status were created based on parents' country of birth and language (non-immigrant, non-visible immigrant, and visible immigrant). Descriptive analyses reported weighted estimates for experience of dental caries, self-rated oral health, and dental services utilisation separately for children aged 5-9 years and 10-14 years. Results: The sample comprised 10,610 children aged 5-9 years (3,605 from immigrant backgrounds), and 8,741 children aged 10-14 years (3,074 from immigrant backgrounds). Children from non-visible immigrant backgrounds presented worse dental service utilisation and poorer self-rated oral health than children from non-immigrant and visible immigrant families. Greater inequalities in dental caries experience were observed in the 5-9-year-olds. Untreated caries was substantially higher among visible immigrant children aged 5-9 years (38.8%, 95% CI: 35.5-42.3) than non-immigrant (24.9%, 95% CI: 23.4-26.6) and non-visible immigrant children (21.0%, 95% CI: 17.7-24.7). Conclusions: Australian children from immigrant families constitute a highly heterogeneous group with substantial discrepancies in oral health outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGustavo Hermes Soares, Lisa Jamieson, Saravana Kumar, Gloria Mejia
dc.identifier.citationCommunity Dental Health, 2023; 40(3):162-169
dc.identifier.doi10.1922/CDH_00268Soares08
dc.identifier.issn0265-539X
dc.identifier.issn2515-1746
dc.identifier.orcidSoares, G.H. [0000-0001-6122-4399]
dc.identifier.orcidJamieson, L. [0000-0001-9839-9280]
dc.identifier.orcidMejia, G. [0000-0003-2189-3525]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/138725
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDennis Barber
dc.rights© 2023 Dennis Barber Ltd.
dc.source.urihttps://www.cdhjournal.org/issues/40-3-september-2023
dc.subjectDental caries
dc.subjectmigrants
dc.subjectoral health care inequalities
dc.subjectoral health service utilisation
dc.titleOral health profile of Australian children from different immigrant backgrounds
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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