title: Socio-behavioral variables effecting oral hygiene and periodontal status of 12 year-old schoolchildren of Udaipur district.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of various socio-demographic in addition to oral hygiene variables on the oral hygiene and periodontal status.
  
  
  METHODS
  A combination of multi stage and cluster sampling procedure was followed to collect a representative population of 831, 12 year-old schoolchildren of Udiapur district. Oral Hygiene Index Simplified (OHI-S) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI) were used to evaluate oral hygiene and periodontal status respectively. Along with the clinical examination, each subject was interviewed to collect the socio-demographic information and oral hygiene practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall mean OHI-S was 1.42 and debris component of the oral hygiene index was dominant. Unpaired 't' test showed significantly higher DI-S (p = 0.0001) and OHI-S (p = 0.007) among boys than girls. The overall prevalence of periodontal disease was 89.9% and gingival bleeding was widespread. Chi square test demonstrated significant differences (p = 0.0001) with 14.6% urban children having healthy periodontium in comparison to 5.6% rural residents. Oral hygiene scores were dependent on the father's occupation (p = 0.046), father's (p = 0.002) and mother's level of education (p = 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oral hygiene status was poor, more among boys with debris contributing a major part for oral hygiene index. Periodontal status was poor with bleeding being most prevalent indicator. The multivariate analysis of oral hygiene status confirmed the existence of socio-behavioural determinants for oral hygiene.
authors.affiliation: Dpt of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jyothi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prabu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suhas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004522:Educational Status; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data