Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behaviour among dental students in Palestine.
This study assessed gender differences in oral health knowledge, attitude and behaviour among undergraduate dental students in Palestine. Students aged 18-22 years at Al Quds University (n=260) completed the English version of the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioral Inventory. Females had more positive dental health attitudes and behaviours (making regular visits the dentist, being more educated about professional toothbrushing and taking more care with brushing their teeth). Half the students of both sexes thought they could not avoid having false teeth when they were old. Some aspects of oral health behaviour and attitudes were different between males and females, but in other aspects professional training may have compensated for these differences.
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Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Al Ouds University, East Jerusalem. elhame20@gmail.com
D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008877:Middle East; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult