ArticleThe West Indian medical journal2015
Oral Hygiene and Handwashing Practices among Middle School Students in 15 Latin American and Caribbean Countries.
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- Hygiene practices among young adolescents aged 12-15 years in low- and middle-income countries: a population-based study.Journal of global health · 2020Pooled it
- Relationship Between Oral and Hand Hygiene Behaviours Among Brazilian Adolescents: Analysis of the National Adolescent School-Based Health Survey (PeNSE 2019).International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Article
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- Relationship between the Toothbrushing Behavior and Hand Hygiene Practices of Korean Adolescents: A Study Focused on the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey Conducted in 2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Poor Oral Hygiene among School-Going Students in Mongolia.Dentistry journal · 2021Article
- Hand-Washing Practices among Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years from 80 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Hand and Oral Hygiene Practices among Adolescents in Dominican Republic, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence, Health, Risk Behavior, Mental Health and Protective Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Clustering of health risk behaviors among adolescents in Kilifi, Kenya, a rural Sub-Saharan African setting.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between infrequent toothbrushing and infrequent handwashing among middle school students from 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay).
methodsA secondary analysis was done of nationally-representative data from 33 174 middle school students who participated in the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) between 2006 and 2011.
resultsIn all 15 countries, the association between rarely brushing or cleaning teeth and rarely handwashing after using the toilet was significant for both boys and girls. The pooled odds ratio for this association was 6.7 (5.8, 7.7).
conclusionHealthcare providers who notice signs of poor dental hygiene or infrequent bathing in adolescents should consider providing comprehensive hygiene education to their patients, since infrequent oral and body hygiene behaviours tend to co-exist and both are threats to health.
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