Šio darbo tikslas - įvertinti tėvų požiūrį į paauglių sveikatos poreikius ir problemas. Medžiaga ir metodai. Šiame tyrime atlikta 33 – 68 metų 241 Kauno miesto, penkių mokyklų moksleivių tėvų (40 vyrai ir 201 moterys) apklausos duomenų analizė. Norint nustatyti tėvams aktualias paauglių sveikatos problemas, įvertinti ryšius tarp tėvų įvardinamų paauglių sveikatos problemų ir šeimos bendravimo ypatumų, išanalizuoti šeimos gyvensenos ir paauglių sveikatos problemų sąsajas, buvo atliktas vienmomentinis epidemiologinis tyrimas. Apklausai naudota anoniminė anketa. Vykdant duomenų analizę, statistinių ryšių stiprumas tarp požymių buvo vertinamas Pearson’o koreliacijos koeficientu, jo laisvės laipsnių skaičius (df). Remiantis lentelės duomenimis buvo apskaičiuojamas Chi kvadrato (χ2) kriterijus. Ryšiai laikomi statistiškai reikšmingi, kai p<0,05. Išvados: 1. Kauno miesto paauglių tėvai ir motinos skirtingai vertina paauglių sveikatos problemų aktualumą savo aplinkoje: vyrai aktualiausiomis paauglių sveikatos problemomis įvardina alkoholio vartojimą (22,5 proc.), emocines problemas (20,5 proc.), nepakankamą fizinį aktyvumą (17,5 proc.) ir narkotikų vartojimą 17 proc. Moterys didžiausio dėmesio reikalaujančia problema įvardina nesveiką mitybą (23,8 proc.), nepakankamą fizinį aktyvumą (18,4 proc.) bei narkotikų vartojimą (17,1 proc.). 2. Tėvų ir vaikų bendravimas bei konfliktų dažnis siejasi su paauglių savijauta ir nusiskundimais sveikata. Dažnai su tėvais konfliktuojantys... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of this study was to estimate parents survey into teenagers health problems and requirements. Materials and methods. 241 student parents (40 male and 201 female) between 33 – 68 years old from five Kaunas high schools took part in the survey the data of which has been analysed in this study. To find relevant to parents teenagers health problems, to estimate connection between of parents mentioned teenagers health problems and singularity of family communication, to analyse connection of family lifestyle and teenagers health problems, was made epidemiological study. In this survey was used anonymous questionnaire. Intensity of statistical connections between features was estimated in Pearson correlation coefficient during this data analyse. Independency of indication was checked with the help of chi square (χ) criterion. Associations are considered to be statistically significant if p < 0,05. Conclusions: 1. Fathers and mothers of teenagers in Kaunas assess teenagers health problems in their environment differently: mans think that most relevant health problems between teenagers is alcohol drinking (22,5 per.), emotional problems (20,5 per.), insufficient physical activity (17,5 per.), drugs consumption (17 per.). Womans think that biggest attention should be payed for unhealthy nutrition (23,8 per.), insufficient physical activity (18,4 per.) and drugs consumption (17,1 per.). 2. Communication between parents and children and frequency of conflict associate with... [to full text]

Aim: The aim of this project was to find the level of oral health literacy of parents of preschool age children regarding their child’s oral health. The primary objective was to improve the oral health status of preschoolers and to prevent early childhood caries. Methods: 117 participants (parents of preschoolers) completed a self-administered oral health literacy questionnaire. Data obtained from the study was analysed using a statistical package (SPSS). Firstly, descriptive analysis was undertaken generating tables and graphs of sociodemographic variables. Later, associations between oral health literacy and sociodemographic variables were identified and also relation between parents’ oral health literacy and their attitude towards water fluoridation in Christchurch was identified using bivariate and multivariate analysis. Psychometric analysis was generated to test validity and reliability of the oral health literacy questionnaire. Results: In the total sample, 38% of participants had poor oral health literacy regarding their child’s oral health. The results also indicated that there were associations present between parents’ oral health literacy and socio-demographic variables such as ethnicity, education and family income. Nearly half of the parents opted for water fluoridation in Christchurch. A strong association between parents’ oral health literacy and their attitude towards water fluoridation was identified. In the total sample, 40% of parents were not aware of need for first dental visit before the school age. Reliability was good for the developed oral health literacy instrument. Conclusions: This study of parents’ oral health literacy in Christchurch, New Zealand identified association of oral health literacy and socio-demographic variables which gives future guidance to improving oral health status of New Zealand children. The relation 6 between parents’ oral health literacy and their attitude towards water fluoridation was shown in this study. This result might be used in future water fluoridation surveys. Future studies are needed to examine health care provider’s perspective in improving parents’ oral health literacy and to tailor more effective public health interventions to improve parents’ oral health literacy.