Research Article, Dent Health Curr Res Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Oral Health Behaviors and Related Factors in Myanmar Population
| Ei Ei Aung, Masayuki Ueno, Takashi Zaitsu and Yoko Kawaguchi* | |
| Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Corresponding author: Yoko Kawaguchi Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan Tel: +81-3-5803-5478, Fax: +81-3-5803-0194 E-mail: yoko.ohp@tmd.ac.jp |
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| Received: July 07, 2015 Accepted: August 20, 2015 Published: August 28, 2015 | |
| Citation: Aung EE, Ueno M, Zaitsu T, Kawaguchi Y (2015) Oral Health Behaviors and Related Factors in Myanmar Population. Dent Health Curr Res 1:1 doi:10.4172/2470-0886.1000101 |
Abstract
Oral Health Behaviors and Related Factors in Myanmar Population
To evaluate the relationship of oral health behaviors with socio-demographic, self-perceived oral health, oral health knowledge and health education experience in Myanmar population.Data were collected from a convenience sample of 305 aged 16-65 years who were residents in Yangon, Myanmar. Questionnaires were used to assess socio-demographics, selfperceived oral health, oral health knowledge, health education experience and oral health behaviors. The relationship of oral health behaviors with socio-demographics, self-perceived oral health, oral health knowledge, and health education experience was examined by a logistic regression analysis.
