title: Oral hygiene practices and oral health knowledge in a population of Mozambican adults.
abstract: A study was carried out to assess the oral hygiene practices and dental knowledge by means of a questionnaire, in a group of 239 adults in Mozambique. Despite the relatively low educational status of the sample, the level of dental knowledge appeared satisfactory. However, there still exists a need for increasing the awareness of good oral hygiene in this population.
authors.affiliation: Dental Epidemiology Research Unit, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vonhagen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macdermott
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009073:Mozambique; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data