Association Between Oral and General Hygiene Behaviours Among Iranian Adolescents

作者：Ghanbariha Maryam; Sheiham Aubrey; Rakhshani Fatemeh; Dorri Mojtaba^*

来源：Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 2014, 12(3): 225-232.

DOI：10.3290/j.ohpd.a30482

• adolescents
• general hygiene
• oral hygiene

Purpose: To assess the association between oral and general hygiene behaviours in 12-year-old Iranians and the impact of sociodemographic and educational factors on the association.
Materials and Methods: A representative random sample of 550 12-year-old Iranian adolescents from two deprived tribes answered a 41-item questionnaire on sociodemographic background, education and oral and general hygiene behaviours. The association between toothcleaning frequency and other study outcome variables were tested-using binary logistic regression. The sex differences in the study outcome variables were investigated using chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests.
Results: The frequency of toothcleaning was significantly associated with a general hygiene behaviour: frequency of taking a bath (OR 0.5; 95% CI: 0.3, 0.7). This association remained significant when sociodemographic factors and educational factors were added to the model both separately (p < 0.001) and together (p < 0.001). Girls were significantly more likely than boys to clean their teeth once or more times a day (OR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.7, 3.4).
Conclusion: Oral and a general hygiene behaviour were strongly associated. Oral, general and environmental hygiene programmes should use integrated approaches.

• 出版日期2014