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School achievement and oral health behaviour among adolescents in Finland : a national survey |
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| Author: | Lehtinen, Anna-Emilia1; Joronen, Katja2; Similä, Toni3; |
| Organizations: |
1Oral and Dental Services, Health and Social Services, City of Pori, Pori, Finland 2Faculty of Social Sciences (Health Sciences), University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland 3Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu UniversityHospital, Oulu, Finland
4Faculty of Social Sciences (Health Sciences), University ofTampere, Tampere, Finland
5Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.2 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020062946199 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Quintessence Publishing,
2020
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| Publish Date: | 2020-06-29 |
| Description: |
AbstractPurpose: We examined oral health behaviour and its association with school achievement among Finnish adolescents. Materials and Methods: This study is part of the Finnish national School Health Promotion study (SHP). The study population comprised a representative sample of Finnish 15-year-olds (N = 45,877). A questionnaire inquired about the respondents’ school achievements and health habits (toothbrushing, smoking), background factors (age, gender, school type, family structure), and their parents’ background factors (education, smoking). Chi-square tests and logistic regression models were used in the statistical analyses. Results: Better school achievements were associated with better oral health behaviour: 73.1% of students with the highest mean grades (9–10) brushed their teeth twice daily, compared to 33.8% of those with the lowest mean grade (6.9 or less). The lowest mean grade was associated with brushing less than twice daily, especially among boys (odds ratios (OR) = 4.1; 95% CI 3.6–4.7) when compared to those with the highest mean grade, but also among girls (OR = 2.3; 95% CI 2.1–2.7). Smoking among boys was associated with poor oral hygiene (OR = 1.3; 95% CI 1.2–1.4). Conclusion: School success is strongly associated with oral health behaviour among adolescents. Preventive treatment should be targeted especially at boys with poor school achievement and smoking behaviour. see all
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| Series: |
Oral health & preventive dentistry |
| ISSN: | 1602-1622 |
| ISSN-E: | 1757-9996 |
| ISSN-L: | 1602-1622 |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 125 - 132 |
| DOI: | 10.3290/j.ohpd.a43349 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.a43349 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
313 Dentistry |
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| Copyright information: |
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