Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2020 Jul;40(4):307-315. doi: 10.1177/0272684X19885496. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
Good oral hygiene is the foundation for a healthy mouth. This study was aimed to determine the efficacy of oral health education based on an integrated model on oral hygiene attitude and behavior among the college students of Udaipur city. An intervention study was conducted among 156 college students in Udaipur city. The questionnaire based on the new integrated model was tested for validity and reliability. Paired test and multinomial regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. Significant differences were observed regarding all the indicators of oral hygiene practices, perceived susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, and external locus of control. Odds ratio was significantly greater among undergraduate regarding oral hygiene practices. Also odds ratio of perceived susceptibility and seriousness was more among male population. The educational intervention was successful in conveying the message regarding the importance of oral hygiene practices.
良好的口腔卫生是口腔健康的基础。本研究旨在确定基于综合模式的口腔健康教育对乌代浦市大学生口腔卫生态度和行为的效果。在乌代浦市对 156 名大学生进行了一项干预研究。该问卷基于新的综合模型进行了有效性和可靠性测试。采用配对检验和多项回归分析进行统计分析。在口腔卫生实践、感知易感性、严重性、益处、障碍、自我效能和外部控制源的所有指标方面均观察到显著差异。关于口腔卫生实践，本科生的优势比显著更大。另外，男性群体的感知易感性和严重性的优势比也更高。教育干预成功地传达了口腔卫生实践重要性的信息。
