Oral health knowledge and behavior among male health sciences college students in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Health auxiliary personnel have an important role in oral health promotion when they graduate and start working in the health care system. This study aims to find out oral health knowledge and oral health behavior of male Health Sciences College students. METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to all students at the male Health Sciences College in Kuwait (N = 153) during the academic year 2001/2002. The students filled the anonymous questionnaire in the class after the lecture. The response rate was 84% (n = 128). The questions consisted information on the general background, oral health behavior and oral health knowledge. RESULTS: Oral health knowledge seemed to be limited and very few background factors were associated with it. More than half of the students had visited a d

SUBMITTER: Al-Ansari J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC156614 | biostudies-literature | 2003 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature