Abstract
Introduction: Awareness of oral health and related behavior are essential for prevention of dental caries andperiodontal diseases. This study explores secondary school students in Jazan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the respect to frequency and quality of use and the socio-demographic distribution of oral health knowledge and behavior. Materials and methods: Five secondary schools (3 from urban and 2 from suburban) were selected to be involved in this study. Self-reported questionnaires were distributed randomly to be completed by the participants from each school after having read a consent letter. The data were processed and analyzed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: Totally, 64.1% males and 71.5% females scored highly on knowledge of caries. The corresponding rates regarding the knowledge of gingivitis were 50.3% males and 50% females respectively. Toothbrushing and the use of miswak ≤ 2 times a day were confirmed by 83.7% males and 90% females and by 44.5% males and 40.3% females, respectively. The durations of toothbrushing and the use of miswak for > 2 minutes were confirmed by 43% males and 58.8% females and by 69.9% males and 72.5 females, respectively. Conclusion: Awareness of oral health issues is high, but specific misconceptions exist. There is gender equality in knowledge and practice of oral hygiene and that miswak stick was equally used with toothbrush for oral hygiene among secondary school students in Jazan.
Highlights
Awareness of oral health and related behavior are essential for prevention of dental caries andperiodontal diseases
It has been indicated that the pattern of oral diseases is rapidly changing at the global level.For instance, dental caries experience and poor gum conditions have been declined among young aged groups in the developed countries, [1, 2].These are observed in parallel with improved socio-demographic conditions of the population, changes in lifestyle and effective use of preventive oral health programs
Oral Hygiene Practice The total participants were 499 students, 419 males and 80 females of these 300 students were from urban schools and 199 from suburban
Summary
Awareness of oral health and related behavior are essential for prevention of dental caries andperiodontal diseases. This study explores secondary school students in Jazan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the respect to frequency and quality of use and the socio-demographic distribution of oral health knowledge and behavior. There is gender equality in knowledge and practice of oral hygiene and that miswak stick was used with toothbrush for oral hygiene among secondary school students in Jazan. The aims of the present survey were to explore, secondary school students in Jazan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the respect to frequency and quality of use and the socio-demographic distribution of oral health knowledge and behavior among students
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