The role of correlated factors based on Pender health promotion model in brushing behavior in the 13-16 years old students of Guilan, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tooth decay is one of the diseases that is closely related to people's behaviors and it can have adverse effects on their performance and their success in the future. Brushing twice a day is the simplest and most effective way to reduce tooth decay. The study aim was to determining the roles of correlational factors based on the Pender's health promotion model in brushing behavior of ninth grade students at urban public schools of Guilan province during the academic year 2019.

Methods

The present study was cross-sectional and had a descriptive-analytical type. We performed the multi-stage random sampling on 761 ninth-grade students (374 girls and 387 boys) at urban public schools of six counties (ten cities) of Guilan province in 2019. The primary tool was a quest

SUBMITTER: Haghi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature