Selected Behavioural Factors Affecting Oral Health in Schoolchildren: Results from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Slovak Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design of the Study
2.2. Sample
2.3. Questionnaire
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Analysed Variables
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations and Strengths
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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School Year | Number of Schools Involved in the Survey | Total Number of Respondents | Number of 11 to 13-Year-Old Respondents (Boys; Girls) | Response Rate (%) |
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2005/2006 | 87 | 3877 | 2525 (1203; 1322) | 86 |
2009/2010 | 106 | 4308 | 2740 (1302; 1438) | 80 |
2013/2014 | 130 | 5245 | 3696 (1811; 1885) | 79 |
2017/2018 | 109 | 8902 | 5260 (2651; 2609) | 60 |
School Year | Sex | Absence of Daily Toothbrushing | Daily Consumption of Sweets and/or Sweetened Soft Drinks | Co-occurring of Daily Toothbrushing Absence with Consumption of Sweets and/or Sweetened Soft Drinks | |||
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Absolute Number (Abs.) (%) | Difference (Diff.) (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | ||
2005/2006 | Boys | 145 (12.1) | <0.001 | 696 (57.9) | 0.951 | 85 (7.1) | <0.001 |
Girls | 86 (6.0) | 821 (57.7) | 49 (3.4) | ||||
2009/2010 | Boys | 203 (9.4) | <0.001 | 1141 (52.6) | 0.399 | 102 (4.7) | <0.001 |
Girls | 108 (4.6) | 1278 (53.9) | 53 (2.2) | ||||
2013/2014 | Boys | 187 (7.0) | <0.001 | 1142 (42.7) | 0.071 | 85 (3.2) | <0.001 |
Girls | 98 (3.6) | 1229 (45.2) | 49 (1.8) | ||||
2017/2018 | Boys | 280 (10.6) | <0.001 | 1096 (41.3) | 0.196 | 133 (5.0) | <0.001 |
Girls | 132 (5.1) | 1033 (39.6) | 61 (2.3) |
School Year | FAS | Absence of Daily Toothbrushing | Daily Consumption of Sweets and/or Sweetened Soft Drinks | Co-occurring of Daily Toothbrushing Absence with Consumption of Sweets and/or Sweetened Soft Drinks | |||
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Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | ||
2005/2006 | Low FAS | 85 (13.9) | 0.034 | 365 (59.8) | 0.265 | 49 (8.0) | 0.130 |
High FAS | 48 (9.8) | 278 (56.5) | 28 (5.7) | ||||
2009/2010 | Low FAS | 105 (10.6) | 0.028 | 507 (51.0) | 0.113 | 52 (5.2) | 0.161 |
High FAS | 67 (7.6) | 480 (54.7) | 34 (3.9) | ||||
2013/2014 | Low FAS | 95 (7.9) | 0.008 | 500 (41.7) | 0.556 | 45 (3.8) | 0.053 |
High FAS | 55 (5.2) | 458 (42.9) | 25 (2.3) | ||||
2017/2018 | Low FAS | 128 (11.7) | 0.008 | 452 (41.3) | 0.540 | 66 (6.0) | 0.002 |
High FAS | 60 (7.9) | 302 (39.9) | 22 (2.9) |
School Year | FAS | Absence of Daily Toothbrushing | Daily Consumption of Sweets or Sweetened Soft Drinks | Absence of Toothbrushing Combined with Daily Consumption of Sweets or Sweetened Soft Drinks | |||
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Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | Abs. (%) | Diff. (p-Value) | ||
2005/2006 | Low FAS | 60 (7.0) | 0.007 | 507 (58.7) | 0.223 | 36 (4.2) | 0.015 |
High FAS | 16 (3.4) | 261 (55.3) | 8 (1.7) | ||||
2009/2010 | Low FAS | 74 (5.8) | 0.002 | 689 (53.7) | 0.808 | 37 (2.9) | 0.054 |
High FAS | 25 (2.9) | 474 (54.2) | 14 (1.6) | ||||
2013/2014 | Low FAS | 58 (4.3) | 0.014 | 644 (47.7) | 0.006 | 28 (2.1) | 0.189 |
High FAS | 27 (2.5) | 461 (42.1) | 15 (1.4) | ||||
2017/2018 | Low FAS | 67 (5.6) | 0.037 | 493 (40.9) | 0.369 | 33 (2.7) | 0.005 |
High FAS | 27 (3.5) | 299 (38.9) | 7 (0.9) |
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Štefanová, E.; Baška, T.; Holubčíková, J.; Timková, S.; Tatarková, M.; Sovičová, M.; Hudečková, H. Selected Behavioural Factors Affecting Oral Health in Schoolchildren: Results from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Slovak Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7516. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207516
Štefanová E, Baška T, Holubčíková J, Timková S, Tatarková M, Sovičová M, Hudečková H. Selected Behavioural Factors Affecting Oral Health in Schoolchildren: Results from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Slovak Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(20):7516. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207516
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠtefanová, Eliška, Tibor Baška, Jana Holubčíková, Silvia Timková, Mária Tatarková, Miroslava Sovičová, and Henrieta Hudečková. 2020. "Selected Behavioural Factors Affecting Oral Health in Schoolchildren: Results from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Slovak Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 20: 7516. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207516