Oral health status and influencing factors of adult residents in Chengdu communities
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20210715-03142
- VernacularTitle:成都市社区成年居民口腔健康现状调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Jufen ZOU
1
;
Xiaoqin BI
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西护理学院，成都 610041
- Keywords:
Cross-sectional studies;
Adult;
Resident;
Community;
Oral health;
Health education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(2):177-183
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the basic situations, oral health behaviors and health education of adult residents in Chengdu communities, and explore their influencing factors, so as to propose a rational health education model and medical treatment plan to promote the oral health of adult residents in the community.Methods:From March 1 to April 30, 2021, a cross-sectional study was used to conduct a stratified random sampling survey of 800 adult residents in urban communities and agricultural communities in 9 towns (sub-districts) in a certain district of Chengdu. The WeChat was used to scan the quick response code to fill in the questionnaire to investigate three aspects involving the basic situation, oral health behavior, and oral health education.Results:A total of 800 questionnaires were distributed and 800 valid questionnaires were recovered. Among them, 55.6% (445/800) of adult residents had varying degrees of oral problems. In terms of the ways for residents to obtain oral health knowledge, 61.3% (490/800) of residents obtained health education knowledge through TV or radio, and adult residents tended to use social software such as WeChat [39.4% (315/800) ], hospitals bulletin boards [36.9% (295/800) ] and medical and nursing staff in stomatology [34.0% (272/800) ] to obtain health knowledge. Education level, annual income, self-rated oral health status, brushing frequency, brushing duration, toothbrush replacement frequency, toothpaste type, brushing method, and access to oral health knowledge (community health lecture) were the influencing factors of oral health problems of adult community residents in Chengdu ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Adult residents in Chengdu 's communities have prominent oral health problems, including lack of health-related knowledge, a single way of obtaining them, and lack of individualized oral health guidance programs. It is recommended to provide residents with scientific and personalized oral health services in a variety of ways through government guidance and community leadership, improve the tertiary dental medical alliance, link up and down, mobilize social forces to effectively promote the oral health of the whole people.
