From: Determinants of preventive oral health behaviour among senior dental students in Nigeria
Oral health behaviour | Total | Knowledge | P value | Attitude | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | Positive | Negative | ||||
n=85 | n=94 | n=97 | n=82 | ||||
Tooth brushing more than once a day | 85 | 45 | 40 | 0.69 | 49.5 | 45.1 | 0.56 |
Use of fluoridated toothpaste always | 171 | 89 | 82 | 0.42 | 94.8 | 91.5 | 0.63 |
Between meal sugar consumption less than once daily | 85 | 53 | 32 | *0.005 | 47.4 | 47.6 | 0.99 |
Dental flossing at least once a day | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 0.09 |
Dental check up within past year | 119 | 59 | 60 | 0.49 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 0.88 |
Dental check-up by dentists or classmates | 139 | 67 | 72 | 0.11 | 77.3 | 80.4 | 0.40 |
Non smoking | 175 | 90 | 85 | 0.96 | 96.9 | 98.7 | 0.40 |
Recommended oral self care | 44 | 28 | 16 | 0.14 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 0.95 |