The correlation between tooth brushing habit and familial education level in Turkish young population

The aim of this study is to asses the prevalence of daily tooth brushing among young adults in turkish subpopulation and evaluate some variables associated. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 645 young adults 19 to 29 years old in Ankara, Turkey.. Information of some variables like parents’...

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Published in:Gülhane tıp dergisi 2017, Vol.58 (4), p.1
Main Authors: Oktay, Elif, ALPER, Akin, TOPCU, Fulya, TORT, Huseyin
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
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Young adults
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Summary:The aim of this study is to asses the prevalence of daily tooth brushing among young adults in turkish subpopulation and evaluate some variables associated. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 645 young adults 19 to 29 years old in Ankara, Turkey.. Information of some variables like parents’ education level, socioeconomic indicator, oral hygiene habits and attitudes were collected through a questionnaire. The frequency of tooth brushing was categorized into eight groups. Chi-square test was used for analysis.The mean age was 20,72. The frequency of once a day tooth brushing was 18,3% (n=118), multiple times tooth brushing on a day’s frequency was 6.4%(n=41) and beginning regularly tooth brushing after joining military was 23.1% (n=149). The prevelance of tooth brushing (p
ISSN:1302-0471
2146-8052
DOI:10.5455/gulhane.184485