The Study of Factors Related to Oral Health Status of Students Grade 1-3 in Primary Schools, Na Wiang Subdistrict, Sai Moon District, Yasothon Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were (1) to study the oral status of students grade 1-3 in primary school and (2) to study the relationship between personal information, knowledge, attitudes behaviors of oral health care and brushing teeth with oral status of early primary school students The population group was 91 students in Na Wiang Subdistrict, Sai Mun District, Yasothon Province. The equipment of the study are questionnaires, The Teeth Brushing Observation Checklists, and The Oral Health Status. The Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) from the experts was 0.73-1.00. The validation checks have an alpha Cronbach coefficient was more than 0.70

The results showed that the total status of Decay Missing Filling Teeth was 532 teeth (24.36%). The average of Decay Missing Filling Teeth was 5.85 teeth/person, decayed tooth was 4.37 teeth/person, missing tooth was 1.38 teeth/person, and filled tooth was 0.09 tooth/person. The amount of having dental calculus and bleeding gingival was 153 sextants (28.36%). The average of having dental calculus and bleeding gingival was 1.68 sextant/person. It is found that ages correspond to decayed teeth condition, but it does not correspond to gingivitis condition which was statistically significant (p=0.03). Moreover, the current levels of education do not correspond to decayed teeth condition but it corresponds to gingivitis condition which was statistically significant (p=0.03). For other personal data such as gender, educational institution, educational achievement, parent's occupation, and the amount of money earned to school, it was found that there was no corresponding to the oral condition. Furthermore, knowledge level, attitude level, behavior level, and brushing skill level were also found to have no corresponding to the oral condition as well.