Abstract
Objective: to explore the relationship between a number of health promoting behaviour and dental visits.
Methods: A stratified sample from 16 primary schools in Riyadh was selected. A total of 1,010 students aged 6-12 years were included in the study between October 2017 to January 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for assessing dental caries were used to collect clinical data. Information on dental visits and health promoting behaviours were collected through modified WHO Questionnaire. An aggregate variable of eleven health related behaviours was created. Logistic regression model was used to examine the relationship between regular dental visits and the aggregate health behaviour variable accounting for age, sex, parental education, family income and caries experience.
Results: Only 6.8% of the sample reported regular dental visits. The logistic regression showed that the aggregate variable of health promoting behaviour was significantly related to regular dental visits with odds ratios 1.23 (CI 95% 1.10- 1.39). Other variables significantly related to regular dental visits included sex (female), higher family income and lower mean of caries experience.
Methods: A stratified sample from 16 primary schools in Riyadh was selected. A total of 1,010 students aged 6-12 years were included in the study between October 2017 to January 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for assessing dental caries were used to collect clinical data. Information on dental visits and health promoting behaviours were collected through modified WHO Questionnaire. An aggregate variable of eleven health related behaviours was created. Logistic regression model was used to examine the relationship between regular dental visits and the aggregate health behaviour variable accounting for age, sex, parental education, family income and caries experience.
Results: Only 6.8% of the sample reported regular dental visits. The logistic regression showed that the aggregate variable of health promoting behaviour was significantly related to regular dental visits with odds ratios 1.23 (CI 95% 1.10- 1.39). Other variables significantly related to regular dental visits included sex (female), higher family income and lower mean of caries experience.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Health Sciences |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 25 Jan 2019 |