Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Purpose: Information about public's knowledge and attitude about oral diseases and their prevention would indicate the need for education of the community.The objective of this study was to have a foresight about oral health attitude and behavior among adult patients in a state dental hospital, Ankara.Material and Method: Questionnaire was prepared using Turkish version of Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) and additional 7 questions.258 number of patients participated.Edentulous patients and patients under 12 years old were kept out of the study.Pearson's Chi-Square,Kruskall-Wallis H and Mann-Whitney U Tests were used to analyse the results.Results: The average age was 33.0.Of the participants, 51.2% was female and 48.8% was male.14.3% of the patients was graduated from primary school, 12.1% secondary school, 36.4% high school, 3.9% open university, 33.3% university and post graduate.The mean HU-DBI score was 5.3 (out of 12).Females had significantly higher HU-DBI scores than males (p=0.039).Individuals brushing before sleep had significantly high scores (p=0.0001).Females brushed their teeth before sleep more than males (p=0.019).Females preferred medicine first more than males (p=0.019).Statistically significant difference in prefering medicine first was determined in the group of primary school (p=0.012).As level of education increased, usage rate of dental floss increased (p=0.018).Conclusions: Oral health attitude and behavior of the population studied was not satisfactory.Oral health education should be provided for the community.
DOI: 10.17567/dfd.47226
Authors: Nuran Özyemişci Çebeci, Gökçe Soğancı
Institutions: Hiroshima University, Atatürk University, Hacettepe University
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2005296359