Assessment of the Oral Health Perceptions and Behaviours of Adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Cross Sectional Study.

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Healthcare Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.3390/healthcare13111347

Jasmin Habibovic, Kenan Demirovic, Edina Habibovic, Jasmina Mlaco Durek, Alisa Tiro

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Abstract

Background: The objective of this investigation was to assess the oral health (OH) of Bosnia and Herzegovinian adolescents in relation to differences and socioeconomic status (SES).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 306 school children from high schools located in the Tuzla Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The sample consisted of 183 females and 123 males between 15 and 18 years old (mean of 16.82 years old). The study was conducted between December 2019 and March 2020, via an Annex 8 questionnaire from the World Health Organization (WHO), which collected information on OH behaviours, self-perceptions of oral health and dietary factors responsible for the OH of each subject. SES was categorized using five variables (occupation, education, income, place of residence and number of family members). Cross-tabulations were evaluated according to sex and socioeconomic status (SES) via the chi-square test.

Results: Over 40% of the participants consumed sweets, cakes and biscuits on daily basis, whereas 41.5% of the participants visited a dentist only in the case of pain. The consumption of sweets (p = 0.024) and cakes and biscuits (p = 0.011) on a daily basis was significantly greater in female adolescents than in male adolescents. Compared with male adolescents, female adolescents reported occasional toothaches more frequently (p = 0.001) and were more dissatisfied with their dental appearance (p = 0.008) but presented a greater frequency of flossing (p = 0.001) and toothbrushing (3-5 times a day) (p = 0.0001). There was no association between the different levels (below average, average, above average) of SES and factors affecting OH status of adolescents.

Conclusions: The study revealed significant sex differences in several factors affecting OH status and revealed no relationship between SES and OH behaviours or between perceptions and risk factors affecting OH in 15-18-year-old adolescents. Data obtained from this study might help in the creation of new OH prevention programs aimed at improving the OH status of adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那青少年口腔健康认知和行为的评估：一项横断面研究。

背景：本调查的目的是评估波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那青少年的口腔健康（OH）与差异和社会经济地位（SES）的关系。方法：本横断面研究包括来自图兹拉州（波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那）高中的306名学童。样本包括183名女性和123名男性，年龄在15 - 18岁之间（平均年龄16.82岁）。该研究是在2019年12月至2020年3月期间通过世界卫生组织（世卫组织）的附件8问卷进行的，该问卷收集了每个受试者的OH行为、口腔健康的自我认知和导致OH的饮食因素的信息。SES用职业、教育程度、收入、居住地、家庭成员数等5个变量进行分类。交叉表根据性别和社会经济地位（SES）通过卡方检验进行评估。结果：超过40%的参与者每天都吃甜食、蛋糕和饼干，而41.5%的参与者只在疼痛的情况下才去看牙医。女性青少年每天吃甜食（p = 0.024）和蛋糕饼干（p = 0.011）的比例明显高于男性青少年。与男性青少年相比，女性青少年报告偶尔牙痛的频率更高（p = 0.001），对牙齿外观更不满意（p = 0.008），但使用牙线（p = 0.001）和刷牙（每天3-5次）的频率更高（p = 0.0001）。不同SES水平（低于平均水平、平均水平、高于平均水平）与影响青少年OH状况的因素之间无相关性。结论：本研究揭示了影响OH状态的几个因素存在显著的性别差异，并揭示了15-18岁青少年的经济地位与OH行为以及影响OH的认知和危险因素之间的关系。从这项研究中获得的数据可能有助于创建新的OH预防项目，旨在改善波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那青少年的OH状况。

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Healthcare Medicine-Health Policy

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