Relationship between Health Risk Behaviors and Toothbrushing among School-Going Adolescents in Poor Urban Areas of Peru.
10.17135/jdhs.2017.17.4.315
- Author:
Yeun Ju KIM
1
;
Eun Woo NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea. ewnam@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Health risk behavior;
Peru;
Toothbrushing
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Carbonated Beverages;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Drinking;
Female;
Hand Disinfection;
Humans;
Internet;
Leisure Activities;
Logistic Models;
Oral Health;
Peru*;
Risk-Taking*;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Soaps;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Television;
Toothbrushing*
- From:
Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2017;17(4):315-322
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to explore the association between daily toothbrushing frequency and health risk behaviors of school-going adolescents in poor urban areas of Peru. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 959 school-going adolescents 11∼19 years of age in poor urban areas of Peru in 2014. Health risk behaviors we assessed in the study were smoking; drinking; consuming sugar-sweetened soft drinks (more than one cup); leisure time activities including watching television, playing games, and using the Internet; and never or rarely handwashing with soap. Daily toothbrushing frequency was divided into two groups (once and twice daily). For statistical analyses, the chi-square test and hierarchical logistic regression were used at 5% level of significance. Of the total respondents, 63 (14.3%) were boys and 53 (10.3%) were girls and 116 (12.1%) engaged in toothbrushing (≤once a day). According to the adjusted logistic regression analysis for socio-demographic characteristics, two behaviors (leisure time use activities, including watching television, playing games, and using the Internet (odds ratio [OR], 2.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20∼4.35), and never or rarely hand washing with soap (OR, 4.09; CI, 2.48∼6.75) were statistically associated with toothbrushing frequency (≤once a day). We found two health risk behaviors (leisure time activities, including watching television, playing games, and using the Internet, and never or rarely handwashing with soap) associated with toothbrushing frequency among adolescents in the study area. Thus, oral health promotion programs should consider these health risk behaviors associated with toothbrushing frequency.
