Oral health behaviour of urban and semi-urban schoolchildren in the Lao PDR

N Jürgensen, P E Petersen

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Abstract

To describe the oral health related knowledge, behaviour, and attitude towards health of 12-year old Lao schoolchildren; analyse how health risk factors relate to socio-demographic background; and determine the relative effect of living conditions on health and risk behaviour.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCommunity Dental Health
Volume28
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)280-5
Number of pages6
ISSN0265-539X
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Absenteeism
  • Attitude to Health
  • Cariostatic Agents
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Consumer Health Information
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Dental Care
  • Dietary Sucrose
  • Female
  • Fluorides
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Laos
  • Male
  • Oral Health
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk-Taking
  • Self Concept
  • Social Class
  • Suburban Health
  • Toothache
  • Toothbrushing
  • Toothpastes
  • Urban Health

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