Investigation of oral health knowledge, attitude, behavior of 12-15 years old children in Chongqing.

Li Deng; Zheng-yan Yang; Ting Cai; Yue-heng LI; Xiao-yan LÜ; Xian-bin Ding; Zhi Zhou

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Investigation of oral health knowledge, attitude, behavior of 12-15 years old children in Chongqing.

Author: Li DENG ¹ ; Zheng-Yan YANG ¹ ; Ting CAI ¹ ; Yue-Heng LI ¹ ; Xiao-Yan LÜ ² ; Xian-Bin DING ² ; Zhi ZHOU ¹
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1. Dept. of Preventive Dentistry of Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing 401147, China.
2. Institute of Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Chongqing Province, Chongqing 401147, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: middle school students; oral health knowledge; questionnaire
MeSH: Adolescent; Attitude to Health; Child; Health Behavior; Health Education, Dental; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Oral Health; Rural Population; Surveys and Questionnaires; Toothbrushing
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2020;38(1):42-47
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To investigate the status of oral health knowledge, attitude, behavior of 12-15 years old children and provide a theoretical basis of prevention.
METHODS:Multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to extract four middle school students from Chongqing districts and counties (2 in the main urban area and 2 suburbs), and their oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors were investigated through questionnaires. All data were entered using Epidata and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 software.
RESULTS:A total of 3 902 valid questionnaires were collected. The proportion of people who had good brushing habits was 39.7% (1 548), the average oral health knowledge accuracy rate was 58.9%, and the average oral health positive attitude was 88.6%. The number of middle school students who attended the dental experience was 54.5% (2 127), and that of the school who received oral health education was 17.5% (681). There were gender and regional differences in brushing habits.
CONCLUSIONS:The knowledge and behavior of oral health among 12-15-year-old middle school students in Chongqing need to be improved. Oral health education for middle school students should be strengthened, especially in rural and suburban areas.