Relationship of periodontal status and dental caries status with oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior among professional students in India / 国际口腔科学杂志·英文版
International Journal of Oral Science
;
(4): 196-206, 2009.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-269717
ABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To find the relationship of periodontal status and dental caries status with oral health knowledge, attitude, behavior, among professional students in India.</p><p><b>METHODOLOGY</b>In a cross sectional study, a total of 825 students (males 577, females 248) from six professions were surveyed using a self administered structured questionnaire including 41 multiple choice questions and the WHO Oral Health Assessment Form (1997). The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 13.0 to perform the Student's t-test, ANOVA test, Scheffe's test and Chi-square test, linear regression analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean percentage scores of the students for knowledge were 53.25 +/- 15.05; for attitude 74.97 +/- 20.48; and for behavior 59.09 +/- 18.77. The percentage of students with calculus score was found to be significantly high (43.8%). The percentage of professional students with DMFT >4 was 14.1% and the percentage of students with decayed teeth was 46.2%. The regression analysis showed that the oral health behavior of the students was dependent on the attitude (P < 0.001), but showed no significant linear relation with the knowledge. Also, that the mean DMFT score was dependent on the oral health behavior (P < 0.05), but showed no significant relationship with the knowledge and attitude of the students. The periodontal status was independent on the knowledge, but showed a significant relationship with attitude and behavior of the students.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A positive attitude and adherence to good oral hygiene behaviors is associated with better oral health.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Higiene Bucal
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Doenças Periodontais
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Estudantes
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Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Cálculos Dentários
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Estudos Epidemiológicos
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Índice Periodontal
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Índice CPO
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
International Journal of Oral Science
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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