Self-reported differences in oral health attitudes and behaviors of health-care students at a University in Malaysia (original) (raw)
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Attitude and Behavior of Oral Hygiene among Taif university students - A questionnaire study
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The attitude, behavior and the oral hygiene of health care providers reflect their understanding of the importance of preventive dental procedures and improving the oral health of their patients. These findings differ among the students pursuing various programs and such studies are very important in the present global trend of standardization of dental education and require inclusion of oral health promotion in dental practice. Students of health care are the future professionals who are expected to be teacher of hygiene as well as role models of self-care regimens for their patients. There is very little information or research about the oral hygiene attitude and behavior or practices that influence oral health among university students of various programs from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Hence, this study was aimed to add to the limited literature documenting the oral hygiene practices and attitudes among students pursuing programs in various streams of medical and allied sciences at Taif University, KSA. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire study was carried out among 500 students of streams of Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Nursing colleges at Taif University, KSA, with the English version of the preformed set of modified questionnaire consisting of 27 questions as per Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI). A quantitative estimate of oral health attitude and behavior is provided by the total of the appropriate responses. The data was computerized and analyzed. Differences in responses were assessed using chi-square. The level of significance was set at P< 0.05. The responses were recorded and analysed. The difference in responses to all the questions was statistically significant (P<0.05). In comparison of the streams the medical students had the highest mean score. The differences in the mean scores were statistically significant (Kruskallwallis test). The difference in the mean scores of clinical and preclinical students was not statistically significant (Man Whitney U test). In the present study, the overall, significant differences of the mean HU-DBI scores of students of dental, medical, pharmacy and other allied sciences were observed. Higher scores indicate better oral health attitude and behavior. The data might help and may be used to improve practice of students' oral hygiene and serve as a positive model for the patients, their family and friends.
Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior of Dental and Medical students, Yemen
Global Journal of Health Science, 2016
Objectives: To assess self-reported oral health attitudes and behavior among undergraduate dental and medical students, and to analyze the variations in oral health attitudes based on gender, level of education, study discipline, academic average, and type of university.Methods: A self-administered questionnaire based on the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) was distributed to 1269 undergraduate dental and medical students at two universities (one public and one private) in Sana’a, Yemen.Results: Overall, the mean questionnaire score for the total sample was markedly low (4.91±1.58), with no significant difference between dental and medical students (P>0.05). Females had better oral health attitudes and behavior, especially towards visiting the dentist, tooth-brushing habits and oral hygiene practices (P<0.05). Students attending the public university had better oral health attitudes and behaviors than those attending the private university (P=0.049). ...
Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 2020
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The Saudi Journal for Dental Research, 2014
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the self-reported oral health attitudes and behaviors of dental students from four Asian countries based on their gender and level of dental education. Subjects and methods: A structured, pre-tested, self-administered 12-item questionnaire survey was conducted among undergraduate dental students at all study levels. The sample was drawn from the . The questionnaire included demographic details and questions on the students' oral health attitudes and behaviors. Results: A total of 1553 dental students (955 females, 598 males) consisting of 655 pre-clinical and 898 clinical students participated in the study. Majority of respondents (74%) reported cleaning their tongue daily and 61.8% reported that regular dental check-up should be carried out every 6 months. However, 61.9% reported that they do not use a dental floss and 72.6% reported visiting their dentist only when having dental problems. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, noticeable differences in the oral health attitudes and behaviors of the surveyed female-and clinical-dental students compared to male-and pre-clin-
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