ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
"Education level" responsible for inequities in oral practices among 15-34-year-old individuals in Jizan, Saudi Arabia.
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- Urban and rural disparity in tobacco use and knowledge about oral cancer among adolescents: An epidemiological survey on 12 and 15-year school going students.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry · 2016Article
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backgroundEducation plays an important role and is a second major (non-medical dimensional) factor influencing the health status. Individuals demonstrate oral practices that impact the oral health positively or negatively. This study analyzes how self-reported oral practices are influenced by different educational levels among young adults in Jizan. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe survey was conducted in four areas around University of Jizan. The survey subjects, aged between 15 and 34 years, completed the self-administered, structured questionnaire. Inter-group comparison was done using Chi-square test. Level of significance was fixed at P < 0.05.
resultsExactly 1597 subjects completed the survey. Of these, 644 (40.3%) had attained higher education, 884 (55.4%) had lower education, and 69 (4.3%) were illiterate. Statistical comparisons showed significant differences among the three groups with respect to the use of toothbrushes (χ(2) = 88.67, P < 0.001), use of interdental cleaning aids (χ(2) = 15.04, P < 0.001), siwak use (χ(2) = 16.31, P < 0.001), cigarette smoking (χ(2) = 14.28, P < 0.001), and khat chewing (χ(2) = 38.1, P < 0.001). Siwak use was more among those with low educational level and illiterates. Further, smoking and khat chewing were significantly more prevalent among illiterates.
conclusionThe subjects with low education and the illiterates exercise harmful oral practices. This study indicates that educational level is responsible for inequities in oral practices.
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