Rajeh Mona T
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2022 Aug 4;14:235-244. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S379171. eCollection 2022.
To determine the knowledge and practices of adults regarding oral health and to determine the associated gender differences.
A cross-sectional study design was used in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a total of 1330 adults participated. Data were collected using self-administered validated questionnaire to gather information about sociodemographic data, oral health knowledge and practices. The scores of the oral health knowledge were calculated. Linear and logistic regressions were used to evaluate and compare the oral health knowledge and practices between males and females.
Females had a significantly higher mean oral health knowledge score (8.5 ± 1.5) than males (8.1 ± 1.7). Regarding oral health practices, female participants reported a higher frequency of tooth brushing and mouthwash use than males (p = 0.001). The percentage of females who visited the dentist for check-ups and cleaning was significantly higher compared to males (41.5% and 35.2%, respectively). Participants with a university-level education showed a significantly higher knowledge score (coefficient = 0.27; 95% CI: -0.46 to 0.46). Respondents who were less than 40 years old brushed their teeth more than twice a day compared to older individuals (OR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.06 to 2.13). Nonsmokers had better knowledge, and brushing their teeth twice daily was more likely among them (OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.59 to 0.99).
Among the adult population, females were more knowledgeable about their oral health and exhibited better practices than males.
确定成年人关于口腔健康的知识和行为，并确定相关的性别差异。
在沙特阿拉伯吉达采用横断面研究设计，共有1330名成年人参与。使用经过验证的自填式问卷收集数据，以获取社会人口统计学数据、口腔健康知识和行为方面的信息。计算口腔健康知识得分。使用线性和逻辑回归来评估和比较男性和女性之间的口腔健康知识和行为。
女性的平均口腔健康知识得分（8.5±1.5）显著高于男性（8.1±1.7）。在口腔健康行为方面，女性参与者报告的刷牙和使用漱口水的频率高于男性（p = 0.001）。与男性相比，去看牙医进行检查和清洁的女性比例显著更高（分别为41.5%和35.2%）。受过大学教育的参与者的知识得分显著更高（系数 = 0.27；95%置信区间：-0.46至0.46）。与年龄较大的个体相比，年龄小于40岁的受访者每天刷牙超过两次（比值比 = 1.51；95%置信区间：1.06至2.13）。不吸烟者有更好的知识，并且他们每天刷牙两次的可能性更大（比值比 = 0.76；95%置信区间：0.59至0.99）。
在成年人群中，女性在口腔健康方面比男性知识更丰富，行为表现更好。
