Adekunle Adegbayi A, Uti Omolara G, Sofola Oyinkansola O
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2019 Dec;53(4):294-298. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v53i4.7.
Infections of facial spaces in the maxillofacial region occur in most cases as a complication of odontogenic infections. It often results in substantial morbidity, with serious and potentially life threatening outcomes if allowed to progress without prompt medical attention.
To identify factors that determine illness behaviour related to maxillofacial space infections.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of adult residents of pakoto community, Ifo local government area, Ogun state. The study was conducted using an interviewer administered questionnaire which included key information about respondents' awareness of predisposing factors of maxillofacial space infections; common actions taken with regards to treatment, and the factors that influenced their utilization of the available oral health care service.
A total of 187 individuals were sampled, mean age was 30.5(SD 11.7) years with majority being females (59.4%) The proportion of the total respondents who reported a history suggestive of orofacial space infection was 20.3% (n=38). Visiting a patent medicine dealer (26.3%) along with visiting a dentist (31.6%) were the illness behaviours most frequently engaged in by respondents who have had an orofacial swelling following a toothache, with majority (73.7%) indicating the action they took was based on what was most convenient.
This study has revealed that engagement in unorthodox practises by individuals in a semi-urban community studied is prevalent, and influenced by factors such as age, gender, level of education and occupation.
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颌面部间隙感染在大多数情况下是牙源性感染的并发症。如果不及时就医任其发展，往往会导致严重的发病情况，并产生严重且可能危及生命的后果。
确定与颌面部间隙感染相关的疾病行为的决定因素。
这是一项对奥贡州伊福地方政府辖区帕科托社区成年居民的描述性横断面研究。该研究使用由访谈者管理的问卷进行，问卷包括有关受访者对颌面部间隙感染易感因素的认识、治疗方面采取的常见行动以及影响他们利用现有口腔保健服务的因素等关键信息。
共抽取了187人，平均年龄为30.5岁（标准差11.7），大多数为女性（59.4%）。报告有口面部间隙感染病史的受访者占总受访者的比例为20.3%（n = 38）。在牙痛后出现口面部肿胀的受访者中，最常采取的疾病行为是去看成药经销商（26.3%）和去看牙医（31. .6%），大多数（73.7%）表示他们采取的行动是基于最方便的考虑。
本研究表明，在研究的半城市社区中，个人采取非正统做法的情况很普遍，并且受到年龄、性别、教育程度和职业等因素的影响。
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