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Oral health behaviors in a sample of Portuguese adolescents: an educational issue
| dc.contributor.author | Veiga, Nélio J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Carlos M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, Paula C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Correia, Ilidio J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-15T12:50:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-15T12:50:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-07-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral health behaviors among a sample of Portuguese adolescents and to evaluate the association with socio-demographic factors. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 447 adolescents aged 12-19 years, attending a public school in Sátão, Portugal. A self-administered questionnaire was applied for data collection. RESULTS: The prevalence of tooth brushing (twice-a-day or more) was 90.6%. About 6% of adolescents reported daily flossing, which was more frequent among female gender (female, OR=2.03, 95%CI= (1.35 to 3.05)) and adolescents older than 15 years (>15years, OR=1.90, 95%CI= (1.24 to 2.92)). Sixty-seven percent had at least one dental appointment in the previous twelve months. The prevalence of dental appointments was associated with the father´s professional situation (unemployed, OR=0.33, 95% CI= (0.17 to 0.65)) and crowding index (>1, OR=0.4, 95%CI=(0.16 to 0.98)). Thirty-two point nine percent of adolescents referred having at least one episode of dental pain during their lives.CONCLUSION: The results highlight the need for improvement of oral health community programs and primary preventive strategies to reduce the risk of oral diseases and develop better oral health behaviours. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5681/hpp.2014.005 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.eid | 25097835 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2228-6497 | |
| dc.identifier.pmc | PMC4122046 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34879 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Oral health | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Education | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Oral hygiene | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Socio-demographic factors | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Primary prevention | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Oral health behaviors in a sample of Portuguese adolescents: an educational issue | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 45 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 35 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Health Promotion Perspectives | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 4 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Veiga | |
| person.givenName | Nélio | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | B81A-E904-D36D | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-6288-0435 | |
| person.identifier.rid | F-5279-2017 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 54889668500 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 192ed3f1-3d3b-4c18-9377-a5f2d58663ee | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | 192ed3f1-3d3b-4c18-9377-a5f2d58663ee |
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