Oral health attitudes, knowledge, and behavior among school children in North Jordan.
Oral health attitudes, knowledge, and behavior among school children in North Jordan.
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北约旦学童的口腔健康态度、知识和行为。
DOI：
10.1002/j.0022-0337.2006.70.2.tb04074.x
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Khaled N Saeed
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作者：
M. Al;Ahed Al;Khaled N Saeed
本研究的目的是评估知识，态度和行为的学童对口腔健康和牙齿护理，以及评估的因素，决定这些变量。本研究招募了平均年龄为13.5岁的就读于约旦北部公立学校的学童（n=557）。受试者完成了一份问卷，旨在评估小学生的行为，知识和他们的口腔健康和牙科治疗的看法。参与者的口腔卫生习惯（如刷牙）被发现是不规则的，父母在孩子的口腔卫生习惯中的作用有限。研究人群对龋齿的认识高于对牙周状况的认识。不定期去看牙医是很常见的，牙痛是去看牙医的主要驱动因素。孩子们对他们的牙医有积极的态度，然而，他们表示，他们害怕牙科治疗。这项研究中的儿童也认识到口腔健康对身体其他部位健康的重要性。父母没有积极主动地确保他们的孩子得到定期的牙齿护理。家长对口腔保健重要性的认识和态度以及对牙科治疗的恐惧影响了孩子的牙科保健。本研究结果显示儿童及家长对口腔健康及牙齿护理的态度有待改善。为实现这一目标，需要为儿童及其父母提供全面的口腔健康教育计划。
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of school children towards oral health and dental care as well as to evaluate the factors that determine these variables. School children (n=557) of an average age of 13.5 years attending public schools in North Jordan were recruited into this study. The subjects completed a questionnaire that aimed to evaluate young school children's behavior, knowledge, and perception of their oral health and dental treatment. The participants' oral hygiene habits (such as tooth brushing) were found to be irregular, and parents' role in the oral hygiene habits of their children was limited. The study population showed higher awareness of caries than periodontal conditions. Irregular visits to the dentist were found to be common, and toothache was the major driving factor for dental visits. Children had positive attitudes toward their dentists; nevertheless, they indicated that they feared dental treatment. The children in this study also recognized the importance of oral health to the well-being of the rest of the body. Parents were not proactive in making sure that their children received regular dental care. Parents' knowledge and attitudes about the importance of oral health care and their fears about dental treatment influenced their children's dental care. The results of this study indicate that children's and parents' attitudes toward oral health and dental care need to be improved. Comprehensive oral health educational programs for both children and their parents are required to achieve this goal.