A study on the influence of guardians on the oral health status of children: the reliability of gender relations domain

• Main Authors: TC Badaria,, BS Halim,, L Naing,, NM lsmail,, AR Ismail,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2004
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4437/1/2004-02nizam.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4437/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=292&issue=Vol10(S):2004

Introduction: Gender relations between parents or guardians influence the health status of children including oral health. Based on their biological differences, and depending on socio-cultural contexts, parents or guardians differ in their roles, attitudes, beliefs, values and so on in bringing up...