Assessing association of dental caries with child oral impact on daily performance; a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Copperbelt province, Zambia.

Severine N AnthonyFebronia K KahabukaNancy BirungiAnne N ÅstrømSeter SiziyaHawa S Mbawalla

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2023)

Dental caries was associated with high reporting of C-OIDP, and C-OIDP prevalence was high among participants in the severe stages of the caries process. The English version of the C-OIDP demonstrated adequate psychometric characteristics for assessing OHRQoL among Zambian adolescents.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
risk factors
mental health
early onset
south africa
psychometric properties