ผลของการประยุกต์ใช้ทฤษฏีความสามารถของตนเองในการลดปริมาณคราบจุลินทรีย์และสภาวะเหงือกอักเสบในนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษา

บทคัดย่อ

          The quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effect of dental health promotion program applying self-efficacy theory for reducing plaque accumulation and gingivitis among Prathomsuksa 6 students in Moei wadi t municipal school, Moei wadi district, Roi-et province. The samples were 60 people divided into two groups; the experimental and the control groups. Each group consisted of 30 students. The experimental group received health promotion program that applied self-efficacy 5 times during the 3 weeks. Data were collected by questionnaires, plaque index records and gingival index records. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Estimated data for comparative scores were analyzed by Mann - Whitney U test at 0.05 level of significance.

          The main results showed that after the intervention, expectations of self-efficacy in dental health, and practice in oral health care in experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p<0.001). Moreover, the experimental group had lesser amount of plaque and better gingival health than those in the control group (p<0.001).