医学
出勤
刷牙
联想(心理学)
心理干预
社会经济地位
多元分析
健康促进
人口
横断面研究
全国健康与营养检查调查
家庭医学
公共卫生
环境卫生
心理学
精神科
护理部
内科学
牙刷
病理
心理治疗师
经济
工程类
电气工程
经济增长
刷子
作者
Efrat Aflalo,Rita Dichtiar,Shlomo Paul Zusman,Natalya Bilenko,Lital Keinan-Boker
出处
期刊:Quintessence International
日期:2018-01-01
卷期号:49 (2): 153-162
被引量:7
摘要
Objective: The objective was to examine the association between health attitudes and behaviors, and oral health practices in Israel.
Method and Materials: Secondary data analysis was performed of a cross-sectional national Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey in Israel. Univariate and multivariate analysis assessed the association between health attitudes and behaviors and oral health practices, namely tooth brushing frequency and routine dental clinic attendance.
Results: A statistically significant association was found between gender (women), ethnicity (Jews), socioeconomic status (higher), education (higher), and employment (yes), and better oral health practices. A statistically significant association was also observed between clustered health-compromising behaviors (HCB) and oral health practices: the higher the score, the higher the likelihood of inappropriate tooth brushing and dental clinic attendance (OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.85-2.62, and OR = 2.20, 95% CI =1.31-1.86, respectively). A significant association was also observed using a compound variable of negative health attitudes (NHA): the higher the score, the higher the likelihood of inappropriate tooth brushing and dental clinic attendance (OR = 1.43, 95%CI = 1.55-2.17, and OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.22-1.68, respectively).
Conclusion: Positive general health behaviors and attitudes are associated with better oral health behaviors in a dose-response association. These findings should be used to design appropriate and tailored health promotion programs in order to achieve oral and general behavioral change. Interventions should be also targeted toward high-risk groups in the population.
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