Adults' estimated prevalence of healthy behavior in society and self-reported oral health status and behaviors.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.1922/CDH_00089Shariati05

M Shariati, N Noori, M Hoseinzadeh, M Feizi, A Kazemian

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Abstract

Objective: To assess Mashhad residents' self-perceived oral health level (OHL) and behaviors in relation to their perceptions of those of their fellow citizens.

Methods: Cross-sectional telephone survey of 384 individuals recruited from communication centers. The interviews followed a validated Persian schedule with three main sections: 1) background information, 2) questions regarding self-reported OHL, and 3) questions regarding respondents' perceptions of the OHL of their fellow citizens.

Results: Participants' mean self-rated OHL and tooth brushing frequency were higher than those of their fellow citizens. The correlation between self-reported and the estimated decayed and missing (DMT) was highest in the middle and lowest in the upper classes. Perceptions of the self- and others' OHL and DMT were positively correlated, with the latter being more so. Education level, age, and tooth brushing frequency affected self-perceived OHL and DMT.

Conclusion: Participants' perceived OHL could be explained by their estimation of the general population's oral health. These findings suggest that social norm interventions could nudge improving oral health behaviors.

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成年人在社会中健康行为的估计流行程度和自我报告的口腔健康状况和行为。

目的:评价马什哈德居民自我感知口腔健康水平(OHL)和行为与其对同胞口腔健康水平认知的关系。方法:采用横断面电话调查方法，从各通讯中心抽取384人。访谈遵循经过验证的波斯语时间表，主要包括三个部分:1)背景信息，2)自我报告的OHL问题，以及3)受访者对其同胞OHL的看法。结果:参试者的平均自评OHL和刷牙频率均高于其同胞。自我报告与估计的衰减和缺失(DMT)之间的相关性在中产阶级中最高，在上层阶级中最低。自我和他人的OHL和DMT的感知正相关，后者更为明显。受教育程度、年龄和刷牙频率影响自我感知的OHL和DMT。结论:被试对口腔健康的感知可以用他们对一般人群口腔健康的估计来解释。这些发现表明，社会规范干预可以促进口腔健康行为的改善。

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Community dental health 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

11.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal is concerned with dental public health and related subjects. Dental public health is the science and the art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health, and improving the quality of life through the organised efforts of society. The discipline covers a wide range and includes such topics as: -oral epidemiology- oral health services research- preventive dentistry - especially in relation to communities- oral health education and promotion- clinical research - with particular emphasis on the care of special groups- behavioural sciences related to dentistry- decision theory- quality of life- risk analysis- ethics and oral health economics- quality assessment. The journal publishes scientific articles on the relevant fields, review articles, discussion papers, news items, and editorials. It is of interest to dentists working in dental public health and to other professionals concerned with disease prevention, health service planning, and health promotion throughout the world. In the case of epidemiology of oral diseases the Journal prioritises national studies unless local studies have major methodological innovations or information of particular interest.