概括
沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫的许多成年人持有共同的牙科神话,特别是在口腔卫生和怀孕方面. 高等教育与更好的知识相关,但有针对性的健康教育对于提高口腔健康素养至关重要.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康研究研究 口腔健康研究
- 公共卫生教育 公共卫生教育
- 牙科流行病学 牙科流行病学
背景情况:
- 口腔健康素养对于有效的治疗结果至关重要.
- 普遍存在的神话和误解对口腔健康行为和寻求治疗产生负面影响.
- 了解这些信仰是设计有效的健康教育计划的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定口腔健康神话和误解在沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫的成年人中的普遍性.
- 探索这些神话与人口因素之间的关联.
- 为有针对性的口腔健康教育战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 谷歌表格问卷调查对塔伊夫的429名成年人 (≥18岁) 进行了调查.
- 该问卷评估了社会人口统计细节和对22个牙科神话相关问题的知识.
- 用描述性统计和多重线性回归 (SPSS,P ≤0.05) 分析了数据.
主要成果:
- 在"口腔卫生实践"和"牙和怀孕"领域的知识差距最为显著.
- 高等教育水平和与医疗保健相关的专业与更好的神话知识有关.
- 男人和老年人对牙科神话的知识分数较低.
结论:
- 牙科神话在塔伊夫普遍存在,与人口因素有显著的关联.
- 教育干预措施必须解决知识差距,特别是对于受教育程度较低的个人,男性和单身人士.
- 通过有针对性的教育提高牙健康知识对于更好的口腔健康结果至关重要.
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