Dorri Mojtaba, Sheiham Aubrey, Watt Richard G
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2009 Aug;117(4):407-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00657.x.
The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between oral hygiene behaviours and general hygiene behaviours among Iranian adolescents living in Mashhad. A representative stratified random sample of 1,054 Iranian adolescents, in the sixth grade of school, answered a 37-item questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics, frequency of toothbrushing behaviours, frequency of taking showers, and frequency of changing underwear, as measures of general hygiene behaviours. Binary logistic-regression analysis was employed to test the association between toothbrushing behaviours and general hygiene behaviours. The results showed that toothbrushing frequency was significantly associated with the frequency of taking showers (odds ratio: 2.40; 95% confidence interval: 1.86, 3.09) and the frequency of changing underwear (odds ratio: 2.14; 95% confidence interval: 1.65, 2.78). These associations were significant for girls and boys when tested separately and remained significant after adjusting for gender and father's education level. Girls were significantly more likely than boys to practice oral hygiene and general hygiene behaviours. In conclusion, there was a positive association between general hygiene and oral hygiene behaviours among Iranian adolescents. This association has important applications for planning health and hygiene-promoting programmes.
本研究的目的是调查生活在马什哈德的伊朗青少年的口腔卫生行为与一般卫生行为之间的关系。一个由1054名六年级伊朗青少年组成的具有代表性的分层随机样本，回答了一份关于社会人口特征、刷牙行为频率、洗澡频率和更换内衣频率的37项问卷，这些作为一般卫生行为的衡量指标。采用二元逻辑回归分析来检验刷牙行为与一般卫生行为之间的关联。结果显示，刷牙频率与洗澡频率（优势比：2.40；95%置信区间：1.86，3.09）和更换内衣频率（优势比：2.14；95%置信区间：1.65，2.78）显著相关。分别对女孩和男孩进行测试时，这些关联是显著的，并且在调整性别和父亲的教育水平后仍然显著。女孩比男孩更有可能践行口腔卫生和一般卫生行为。总之，伊朗青少年的一般卫生与口腔卫生行为之间存在正相关。这种关联对规划健康和卫生促进项目具有重要应用价值。
