Development an oral self-care behavior surveillance in working-age population
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The objective of this study was to develop an oral self-care behavior surveillance process among working-age groups aged 15–59 years. A representative sample size in thirteen health regions was calculated using Cochran's formula. Randomization was used to select people in all provinces of the health regions. The required sample size was 2,628. The study was conducted according to the process of health behavior surveillance. Identify risk behaviors associated with oral diseases that needed to be monitored in the working-age group, including brushing teeth with fluoride toothpaste every day at least 2 minutes before bedtime, drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, smoking, and visiting a dentist at least once a year for oral checkup. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire through the H4U application between May and September 2021. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square at the statistically significant level with p-value<0.05. The result showed that 29.6% of working people neglected to brush their teeth before bedtime with fluoride toothpaste daily, 80.0% drank sugar-sweetened beverages, 16.9% smoked, and 64.6% did not visit a dentist in the past year. The data on oral self-care behaviors was used to create an oral health promotion project integrated with health promotion in the workplace for the fiscal year 2022-2023. In addition, the data was used to develop methods to educate oral health care through infographics in the H4U application if the respondents had incorrect oral health care behaviors. This development aims to improve oral health literacy so working people have desirable oral care behaviors.
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