Evaluation of Good Oral Practices among Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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作者
Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid [1 ]
Khan, Salah-Ud-Din [2 ]
Iqbal, Muhammad Zahid [3 ]
机构
[1] Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Univ, Coll Pharm, Dept Clin Pharm, Al Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
[2] Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic Univ, Coll Med, Dept Biochem, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[3] AIMST Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Clin Pharm & Pharm Practice, Bedong 08100, Kedah Darul Ama, Malaysia
关键词
Good oral practices; GOPs; practice; students; university; HEALTH; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I
10.9734/JPRI/2020/v32i2730862
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R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the good oral practices (GOP) among university students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-validated tool was used to collect data from students studying at a university in Malaysia. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 324 respondents had participated in the study. The respondents were from four different faculties; pharmacy 118 (36.4%), medicine 81 (25.0%), business 67 (20.6%), and biotechnology 58 (18.0%). Conclusion: The final year students had more good practices towards good oral practices. The unmarried students also had more good practices towards oral health.
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页码:98 / 105
页数:8
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