Prevalence and Factors Associated With Oral and Hand Hygiene Practices Among Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017

Salleh, Natifah Che; Anuar, Mohamad Fuad Mohamad; Abdullah, Nurrul Ashikin; Yaw, Siew Lian; Wong, Norazizah Ibrahim; Pei, Ting Teck; Awaluddin, S Maria; Aris, Tahir

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“…This could be because they have a better knowledge of the probable negative outcomes of not practising good oral hygiene and, therefore, have become more conscious of their overall hygiene behaviours [35]. Our findings are congruent with other studies which have argued that older adolescents more often practice good oral hygiene than younger ones [36,37]. Current findings, thus, point to the need for interventions such as WASH and educational programmes on hygiene behaviour to be implemented more extensively in basic schools where mainly younger adolescents are on the academic ladder.…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hygiene Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Seidu

Amu

Salihu

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(1) Background: Despite a global call to act to resolve communicable diseases caused by lack of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, many people in low- and middle-income countries continue to die each year. In this study, we looked at in-school adolescents’ oral and hand hygiene activities in Ghana, as well as the factors that influence them. (2) Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that utilised data on 1348 in-school adolescents from the 2012 global school-based health survey. Using Stata software version 14.2, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. All statistical analyses were considered significant at p-value < 0.05. (3) Results: The prevalence of good hygiene behaviour was 62.6% and 79.9% for good oral hygiene and good hand hygiene, respectively. In-school adolescents who were truant were 31% (AOR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.51–0.92) and 28% (AOR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.54–0.87), respectively, less likely to practise good hand and oral hygiene compared to those who were not. Adolescents whose parents supervised their homework, however, had higher probabilities of practising good hand (AOR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.64–2.31) and oral (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI = 1.80–3.04) hygiene respectively. Adolescents aged 18 years and above were 1.33 times more likely to practice good oral hygiene than younger adolescents (AOR=1.33, 95% CI = 1.07–1.66). Adolescents who were bullied had lower odds of practicing good hand hygiene (AOR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.52–0.94). (4) Conclusions: While good hygiene behaviour remains a major strategy in decreasing the prevalence of communicable diseases, the less than 65% prevalence of hand hygiene we observed in the current study is indicative of the country’s inability to achieve water, hygiene and sanitation for all by the year 2030. To accelerate progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, there is a need for the implementation of innovative interventions which seek to promote good hygiene behaviours among adolescents and the expansion of existing interventions, such as the WASH initiative, in schools. Such interventions should focus more on younger adolescents, those who are truant, and adolescents who suffer from bullying in school.

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hygiene Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

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Salihu

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“…The proportion of adolescents in Indonesia adhering to the recommended regular tooth brushing of at least twice daily was similar to estimates from neighbouring countries, such as Malaysia (87%) [41] and the Philippines (89%) [7]. This proportion was higher than in China (44%) [42], the United Arab Emirates (57%) [7], the average in Europe and North America (65%) [43], and nine African countries (77%) [44], but lower than in South Korea (93%) [45].…”

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Lifestyle and psychosocial correlates of oral hygiene practice among Indonesian adolescents

Santoso

Bramantoro

Minh

et al. 2021

European J Oral Sciences

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Poor oral hygiene leads to poor oral health, which in turn has negative impacts on overall health and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of oral hygiene practice among school‐going adolescents in Indonesia. Secondary analysis of cross‐sectional, nationally representative data from the 2015 Indonesia Global School‐based Health Survey, covering 11,142 students aged 11‐18 years, was performed. Multiple logistic regression was employed to explore associations between lifestyle, psychosocial factors, and tooth‐brushing frequency. Around 10.8% of the students brushed their teeth less frequently than the recommended twice‐daily regimen. Male gender, lower socio‐economic status, poor dietary practice, longer sedentary time, drug use, psychological distress, less peer support, and no parental support were associated with infrequent tooth brushing. The findings support the need to integrate oral health promotion into general health actions that target families, schools, and social environments of adolescents to develop healthier habits.

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“…However, less than 1/3 of 12-15 years Chinese schoolchildren brushed their teeth twice a day. Compared to the ndings of other studies on similarly aged subjects, the nding of this study is higher than that in Iran (13-16 years, 20.1%) [22], but much lower than that in Malaysia (13-17 years, 87%) [23], Indonesia (11-18 years, 89.2%) [24], and the United States (12-15 years, 65%) [25].…”

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Tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and associated factors among Chinese adolescents: a nationwide cross- sectional study

Cui

Wang

et al. 2023

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Background: Tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste has become the most important way to provide the anti-caries effect of fluoride around the world. China has promoted the use of fluoridated toothpaste since 1989. However, there are few studies on the national profile of use of fluoridated toothpaste and related factors in Chinese adolescents. We carried out this study to investigate oral hygiene behaviours, especially the status of tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and its correlates among adolescents, based on data from the latest Nation Oral Health Survey in mainland China. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 118,601 subjects aged 12-15 years using multistage stratified sampling. Questionnaires were completed by students at school. Data employed in analyses were extracted from the questionnaire, including information on tooth brushing, fluoridated toothpaste, dental floss, sociodemographic factors, fluoride knowledge and attitude towards regular dental care. A binary logistic regression was performed to compute the odds ratios (OR). Tooth brushing twice daily with fluoridated toothpaste was the dependent variable. Sociodemographic factors, fluoride knowledge, attitude towards regular dental care, dental visit experience and perceived oral health were the independent variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 32.6% of subjects brushed their teeth twice daily, 7.4% used fluoridated toothpaste, and 3.9% cleaned their teeth twice daily with fluoridated toothpaste. The logistic regression showed the probability of twice-a-day tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste was higher among these groups: females (OR: 1.141; 95%CI: 1.072-1.214), 15-year-olds (OR: 1.786; 95%CI: 1.634-1.952), from urban areas (OR: 1.389; 95%CI: 1.288-1.497), without siblings (OR: 1.351; 95%CI: 1.259-1.450), with an educated father (OR: 1. 605; 95%CI: 1.442-1.788) and mother (OR: 1.706; 95%CI: 1.530-1.903), having dental visit experiences (OR: 1.702; 95%CI: 1.589-1.823), rating one’s oral health as good (OR: 2.341; 95%CI: 2.083-2.631), having fluoride knowledge (OR: 4.345; 95%CI: 4.034-4.678) and having a positive attitude towards regular dental care (OR: 1.589; 95%CI: 1.460-1.729). Conclusions: The oral hygiene behaviours of Chinese adolescents were undesirable. Twice daily tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste was significantly associated with sociodemographic factors, fluoride knowledge, and attitudes towards regular dental care.

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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Oral and Hand Hygiene Practices Among Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hygiene Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hygiene Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Ghana

Lifestyle and psychosocial correlates of oral hygiene practice among Indonesian adolescents

Tooth brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and associated factors among Chinese adolescents: a nationwide cross- sectional study

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