Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of Bangladeshi female sex workers toward their 7-to-17-years old children: a cross-sectional study
The study suggests that while most FSW mothers and institutional caregivers possess adequate knowledge and a positive attitude towards their children's oral health, many children, particularly those living with FSW mothers, continue to exhibit poor oral health practices. Higher educational attainment and better oral health knowledge among mothers/caregivers were key determinants of improved oral health practices in children.
Authors
- Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-6257)
- Taseef Hasan Farook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-1572)
- Sumaiya Zabin Eusufzai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-2804)
- Sheikh Jamal Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-7112)
- Sabrin Shohid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2957-2518)
- Lameea Shahed
- Tabassum Zerin
- Mehnaj Sharmin
- Diptendu Kumar Chanda
- Afia Mahmuda Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4591-764X)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- North South University (BD)
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BD)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (BD)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-05535-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Uppsala Universitet
- North South University