Author/Authors :
Mohammadkhah، Fatemeh نويسنده M.Sc., Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , , Amin-Shokravi، Farkhondeh نويسنده Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Amin-Shokravi, Farkhondeh , Faghihzadeh، Soghrat نويسنده , , Tavafian، Sedigheh-Sadat نويسنده Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Tavafian, Sedigheh-Sadat , Fallahi، Arezoo نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran ,
Abstract :
Aim: Oral health is one of the most important parts of public health which significantly
affects on quality of life. The purpose of this study is to assess the socio-economic statues as
well as oral health behaviors among a sample of Iranian students studying in elementary level.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study which was conducted from April 2012 to
November 2012. Data obtained from a face-to-face interviews with students studying in
elementary schools of Chahbahar, Iran. Considering inclusion criteria, 300 eligible students
were selected through a two - stage random cluster sampling. Data were analyzed through
descriptive statistics using SPSS version 11.5.
Finding: Totally 300 students who studying in grade four or five of elementary schools
took part in the study. The mean age of subjects was (11± 2.81). Of all students, 11/7% (n =
35) never brush their teeth, 18% (n=54) never floss and 20% (n= 62) never used mouth
wash. Furthermore, 94 students (31%) of students had no dental visits regularly. As the
results showed, there were significant relationship between lower parents’ educational level
(P=0.02), not to access to dental caries services (P=0.04) and lower income (P=0.03) and
reasons for not doing oral health behaviour.
Conclusion: According the results of this study the students who were in lower socio
economic levels, doing less dental healthy behaviors.
