Oral Hygiene Practices Among Adolescents In Surulere, Lagos Sate, Nigeria.

Umesi-Koleoso, D C; Ayanbadejo, P O

doi:10.4314/nqjhm.v17i3.12556

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“…The preference for chewsticks and finger for cleaning teeth among present study population might be due to unaffordability of toothpaste due to lower socioeconomic status, Santhosh Vediyera Chandroth et al, Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast lower awareness level and lower priority given to oral health. Age and gender difference in oral hygiene habits revealed in the present study are concordant with the previous literature [12,13]. The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions observed in the present study population was 30.03%.…”

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Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast, Gujarat, India

Chandroth

Venugopal²,

Puthenveetil³

et al. 2014

International Maritime Health

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Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast, Gujarat, India

Chandroth

Venugopal²,

Puthenveetil³

et al. 2014

International Maritime Health

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“…Furthermore, 65% of the study population brushed their teeth once a day. This result is comparable to the results other studies [27,28]. While twice a day tooth brushing seems to be an established practice in several industrialized countries [29], this practice is far from being realized in several other countries [30].…”

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Gender and Age Related Disparity in Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Elderly Pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Bashiru¹

2017

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There is an increased interest in looking at age and gender differences in health and disease, including oral health.The objective of this study was to determine the influence of age and gender on oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The research was analytic descriptive survey in design. A total of 543 old people were selected by systematic random sampling. Data was collected with a self-developed Oral Health Assessment Questionnaire (OHAQ) designed in four sections (A-D) and analyzed using SPSS version 20 (IBM SPSS Armonk, New York). Relationship between variables was established using independent t-test and ANOVA, and significance determined at 0.05 alpha level. A total of 543 pensioners were involved in the study, this consisted of 295 (54.3%) were males and 248 (45.7%) females. The age groups 60-64 years, 65-69 years and ≥70 years constituted 234 (43.1%), 206 (37.9%) and 103 (19.0%) of the respondents respectively. Thirty-seven percent, 34% and 41% of the respondents had good oral knowledge, positive attitude and good behavior respectively. The oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores for females were 14.8, 30.2 and 10.8 respectively. These were significantly higher in females than in males. Oral health knowledge and behavior decreased significantly with increase in age, while there was a non-significant decrease of oral health attitude with increasing age. This study found that oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of the pensioners differ significantly with gender, as well as a significant decrease in oral health knowledge and practice with increasing age. The study recommends that promotion of oral health among the pensioners.

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“…Good oral hygiene knowledge, a predictor of good oral hygiene practices in this study, may be a useful strategy. The need to improve oral hygiene knowledge may not be peculiar to SIYP, as other studies conducted with adolescents in Nigeria show they have comparable oral hygiene practices [38]; dental ; a high proportion of the youths consume refined carbohydrate between meals; and a high proportion brush less than twice a day [36,39]. Associations between oral hygiene knowledge and practices have been reported in other populations [40], and, as in this study, practice is always poorer than knowledge.…”

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Association between water, sanitation, general hygiene and oral hygiene practices of street-involved young people in Southwest Nigeria

2020

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Background: Oral hygiene practices can be linked to personal hygiene practices, including access to water and other sanitation facilities. The objective of the study was to determine if there is an association between oral hygiene practices and water and sanitation hygiene (WASH) practices among street-involved young people (SIYP). Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited SIYP age 10-24 years in two States in Nigeria recruited through respondent-driven sampling in December 2018. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on water access, sanitation, personal and oral hygiene. The instruments used for collecting the data were standardized tools for measuring the phenomena studied. The association between knowledge and practice of oral hygiene; oral hygiene and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and indicators of good oral hygiene were determined using binary logistic regression guided by two models. Results: A total of 845 study participants were recruited. The proportion of SIYP with good knowledge of oral hygiene was low (31.2%), and fewer had good oral hygiene practice (8.9%). There were significant associations between knowledge and practice of tooth cleaning, use of fluoride-containing toothpaste, dental flossing, consumption of sugar between meals, and frequency of dental checkups (p < 0.001 respectively). Respondents with good water collection and storage practices (AOR: 2.01; 95% CI: 1.24-3.24; P = 0.005) and those residing in Lagos (AOR: 2.85; 95% CI: 1.61-5.06; P = 0.001) had a higher likelihood of having good oral hygiene. Conclusion: Good oral hygiene practices of SIYP in Nigeria is associated with access to water collection and storage. WASH programs can have an impact on health through improved oral hygiene practices.

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Oral Hygiene Practices Among Adolescents In Surulere, Lagos Sate, Nigeria.

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Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast, Gujarat, India

Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen of Kutch coast, Gujarat, India

Gender and Age Related Disparity in Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Elderly Pensioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Association between water, sanitation, general hygiene and oral hygiene practices of street-involved young people in Southwest Nigeria

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