Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India.
Department of Dentistry, DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences (DM WIMS), Meppadi, Kerala, India.
Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2022;73(2):231-237. doi: 10.32394/rpzh.2022.0213.
Just mere brushing of teeth is not enough for maintaining good oral health. Regular cleaning of tongue is equally important for maintaining good oral hygiene and to escape social embarrassment and personal discomfort, which could arise as a result of halitosis.
To test the variables of Theory of Reasoned Action to explain the behavior of tongue cleaning among college going students of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst 756 college going students of Udaipur city, India using an online self-administered structured questionnaire which was designed based on our study objectives. Logistic regression analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) were employed for statistical analysis. Confidence level and level of significance were set at 95% and 5% respectively.
Logistic regression analysis showed that with one unit increase in subjective norm, the tongue cleaning behavior odds increased significantly by 1.124. Also, the tongue cleaning behavior odds was 1.77 times significantly greater among those brushing their teeth twice a day than those brushing once a day. Structural Equation modelling also evidenced the significant direct effect of subjective norm on tongue cleaning behavior (β = 0.2, p≤0.05).
Our results highlighted the importance of subjective norms in espousing tongue cleaning preventive behaviour habit. It is thus recommended to highpoint the role of significant others in changing tongue cleaning behaviour.
仅仅刷牙不足以保持良好的口腔健康。定期清洁舌头对于保持良好的口腔卫生以及避免口臭引起的社交尴尬和个人不适同样重要。
测试理性行为理论的变量，以解释印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦市大学生的舌头清洁行为。
在印度乌代浦市，对 756 名大学生进行了一项描述性的横断面调查，使用了基于我们研究目的设计的在线自我管理结构化问卷。采用逻辑回归分析和结构方程模型（SEM）进行统计分析。置信水平和显著性水平分别设定为 95%和 5%。
逻辑回归分析表明，随着主观规范增加一个单位，舌头清洁行为的几率显著增加 1.124。此外，与每天刷牙一次的人相比，每天刷牙两次的人更有可能进行舌头清洁，其几率高出 1.77 倍。结构方程模型也证明了主观规范对舌头清洁行为有显著的直接影响（β=0.2，p≤0.05）。
我们的结果强调了主观规范在倡导舌头清洁预防行为习惯方面的重要性。因此，建议强调重要他人在改变舌头清洁行为方面的作用。
