Department of Periodontology and Community Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2022 Nov;20(4):678-688. doi: 10.1111/idh.12556. Epub 2021 Oct 29.
Having good oral hygiene self-care, especially a regular toothbrushing habit will promote lifelong oral health. Therefore, understanding the factors that influence an adolescent's oral hygiene behaviour is important in developing effective oral health programmes for this age group. This study aimed to explore the motivators and barriers to adolescents' oral hygiene self-care by exploring the perspectives of secondary school students from three government schools in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
Focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted with Form 2 (14-years-old) and Form 4 (16-years-old) students from selected secondary schools in Selangor using a semi-structured topic guide until data saturation was reached. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using framework method analysis.
A total of 10 FGDs were conducted involving 77 adolescents. The motivators for good oral hygiene self-care were appearance, fear of oral disease, consequences of oral disease and past toothache experience. The barriers for oral hygiene self-care were poor attitude towards oral care, lack of confidence in toothbrushing skills, snacking habit and the taste of toothpaste.
Understanding the motivators and barriers to adolescents' oral hygiene self-care is the first step in designing effective oral health education messages. The findings from this study can be used as a guide for oral health education programmes and development of materials that fulfil the needs of the adolescent population.
良好的口腔卫生自我保健，尤其是定期刷牙的习惯，将促进终生的口腔健康。因此，了解影响青少年口腔卫生行为的因素对于为该年龄段制定有效的口腔卫生计划非常重要。本研究旨在通过探索马来西亚雪兰莪州三所政府学校的中学生的观点，探讨青少年口腔卫生自我保健的动机和障碍。
使用半结构化主题指南对来自雪兰莪州选定中学的 2 年级（14 岁）和 4 年级（16 岁）学生进行焦点小组讨论（FGD），直到达到数据饱和。对数据进行逐字转录，并使用框架方法分析进行分析。
共进行了 10 次 FGD，涉及 77 名青少年。良好口腔卫生自我保健的动机是外观、对口腔疾病的恐惧、口腔疾病的后果和过去的牙痛经历。口腔卫生自我保健的障碍是对口腔护理的态度不佳、缺乏刷牙技巧的信心、吃零食的习惯和牙膏的味道。
了解青少年口腔卫生自我保健的动机和障碍是设计有效口腔健康教育信息的第一步。本研究的结果可作为口腔健康教育计划和满足青少年人口需求的材料开发的指南。
