Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Department of Dental Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2021 Feb;129(1):e12755. doi: 10.1111/eos.12755. Epub 2021 Jan 27.
Poor oral hygiene leads to poor oral health, which in turn has negative impacts on overall health and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of oral hygiene practice among school-going adolescents in Indonesia. Secondary analysis of cross-sectional, nationally representative data from the 2015 Indonesia Global School-based Health Survey, covering 11,142 students aged 11-18 years, was performed. Multiple logistic regression was employed to explore associations between lifestyle, psychosocial factors, and tooth-brushing frequency. Around 10.8% of the students brushed their teeth less frequently than the recommended twice-daily regimen. Male gender, lower socio-economic status, poor dietary practice, longer sedentary time, drug use, psychological distress, less peer support, and no parental support were associated with infrequent tooth brushing. The findings support the need to integrate oral health promotion into general health actions that target families, schools, and social environments of adolescents to develop healthier habits.
口腔卫生不良会导致口腔健康状况不佳，进而对整体健康和生活质量产生负面影响。本研究旨在评估印度尼西亚在校青少年口腔卫生习惯的流行情况和相关因素。对 2015 年印度尼西亚全球学校健康调查的横断面、全国代表性数据进行了二次分析，涵盖了 11142 名 11-18 岁的学生。采用多因素逻辑回归分析了生活方式、心理社会因素与刷牙频率之间的关系。约有 10.8%的学生刷牙频率低于推荐的每日两次。男性、较低的社会经济地位、不良的饮食行为、较长的静坐时间、使用药物、心理困扰、较少的同伴支持和缺乏父母支持与刷牙不频繁有关。研究结果支持将口腔健康促进纳入针对家庭、学校和青少年社会环境的一般健康行动的必要性，以培养更健康的习惯。
