Effective Factors on Oral Health Behaviors of 12-year-old Children in Cities and Villages of Iran: a Path Analysis

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RAD MARYAM; SHAHRAVAN ARASH; HAGHDOOST ALI AKBAR

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Journal: JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY (SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES) Year:2018 | Volume:19 | Issue:3 Page(s): 225-231

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Effective Factors on Oral Health Behaviors of 12-year-old Children in Cities and Villages of Iran: a Path Analysis

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RAD MARYAM | SHAHRAVAN ARASH | HAGHDOOST ALI AKBAR | Issue Writer Certificate

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Behavior

Oral Health

Children

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Statement of the Problem: Oral and general health status depends on several factors such as the individual’ s personal attributes, Behaviors, and perceptions. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the Oral Health-related Behaviors in 12-year-old Children. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was based on the data obtained from 1554 students being 12 years old and from five provinces in Iran. The data were collected with a culturally adapted questionnaire about the students’ demo-graphic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP). Path analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of these factors on Oral Health-related behav-iors in urban and rural areas. Results: Based on the findings, 61. 1% of the samples resided in urban and 38. 9% in rural areas. The mean scores were relatively good for knowledge (74. 1± 21. 1%) and attitudes (72. 6± 21. 1%), but unsatisfactory for Oral Health practice (51. 8± 12%). Having measured the correlation between the independent variables and Oral Health-related Behaviors, the province of residence and the parents’ education and job had the most significant correlations. Behavioral biases were seen in all dimen-sions of practice such as brushing habits, dental visits, and diet. In urban areas, 30% and in rural areas 49% of Oral Health Behaviors were directly related to knowledge and attitudes. All of the calculated effects exhibited significant differ-ences from zero (p< 0. 0001). Conclusion: Path analysis identified some direct and indirect factors influencing the Children’ s Oral Health-related Behaviors. Factors included in this model could only justify a part of Oral Health Behaviors. Thus, other educational models should be considered based on the psychology or social learning theories.

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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF QUESTIONNAIRES USED ON ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE IN 12-YEAR-OLDS (REVIEW ARTICLE)

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RAD, MARYAM, SHAHRAVAN, ARASH, & HAGHDOOST, ALI AKBAR. (2018). Effective Factors on Oral Health Behaviors of 12-year-old Children in Cities and Villages of Iran: a Path Analysis. JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY (SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES), 19(3), 225-231. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/732887/en

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RAD MARYAM, SHAHRAVAN ARASH, HAGHDOOST ALI AKBAR. Effective Factors on Oral Health Behaviors of 12-year-old Children in Cities and Villages of Iran: a Path Analysis. JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY (SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES)[Internet]. 2018;19(3):225-231. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/732887/en

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MARYAM RAD, ARASH SHAHRAVAN, and ALI AKBAR HAGHDOOST, “Effective Factors on Oral Health Behaviors of 12-year-old Children in Cities and Villages of Iran: a Path Analysis,” JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY (SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES), vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 225–231, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/732887/en

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