Social network and early childhood caries in Japan.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20791633
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social dentistry
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	AIDA Jun Tohoku University, 大学院・歯学研究科, 助教 (80463777)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	乳幼児う蝕 / ソーシャルネットワーク / 社会疫学 / ソーシャルサポート / う蝕 / 乳児う蝕 / 社会的決定要因
Research Abstract	The aim of this study was to examine the association of caregiver's social network and social support and infant dental health status. During 2008 to 2009, questionnaire survey and dental health check-ups for 1 to 3-year-old children were conducted. From 552 subjects, 529 3-year-old children participated into the survey (95.8%). Caregivers participation into religious group associated with infant caries experience(OR=1.81 (95% CI=1.05-3.13) and OR=6.42(95% CI=1.58-26.04, respectively). Some kinds of caregiver's social network associated with infant caries experience.