Oral and Hand Hygiene Behaviour and Risk Factors among In-School Adolescents in Four Southeast Asian Countries

Author： Peltzer Karl   Pengpid Supa  

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 1660-4601|11|3|2780-2792

ISSN： 1660-4601

Source： International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.11, Iss.3, 2014-03, pp. : 2780-2792

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate oral and hand hygiene behaviour and risk factors among 13 to 15 year-old in-school adolescents in four Southeast Asian countries. Data were collected by self-reported questionnaire from nationally representative samples (total 13,824) of school children aged 13 to 15 years in India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Results indicate that overall, 22.4% of school children reported sub-optimal oral hygiene (

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