Family circumstances which have influence on dental health behaviors of students at ages of 12 years old throughout Amphur Panthong Chonburi Province.

Abstract

Objective : To study in various items of family circumstances which have influences on dental health behaviors of students at ages of 12 years. Some certain family circumstances considered are family-income , dental teaching way, dental model mother, motherûs motive giving ,being supportive of members of their families,dental service approaching.

Methods : Population are 262 students at ages of 12 years, and their mother in Amphur Panthong Chonburi Province. To provide an understanding the descriptive statistics measurement and simultaneous multiple regression utilized as aids to data analysis and interpretation.

Results : On the basis of this research we obtain, there is at good level of dental health behaviors among our student group. The highest mean value obtained is teethbrushing at their wake-up time in each morning and the lowest mean value obtained is dental flossing behavior. In two extents of family circumstances, being supportive of members of their families, and the dental model of their mothers behave in a worthy of dental health behaviors to set the students an example. On the basis of these results which can be concluded that there are at 0.5 level of significance and at 47.1 percent of predictability.

Conclusion : The children who behave on good dental health are supported by their families members and the dental model of their mother. The factors of their families can influence on the childrenûs dental behaviors, we should be concentrate on all of these factors.

Key words : dental health behavior, family factors