Factors affecting oral care behavior in preschool parents. Takhro Sub-district, Phaisali District, Nakhonsawan Province.

Abstract

This research was Descriptive Research to study the Factors affecting oral care behavior in preschool parents. Takhro Sub-district, Phaisali District, Nakhonsawan Province. The sample is a parent of preschool children aged 3-5 years studying in a child development center 208 people select all studies. The tools in the study are questionnaires. (Questionnaire), 5 parts. Content validity with IOC at 1.00, Discriminative power and Difficulty 0.36, 0.71 and reliability at 0.90. Statistics used in data analysis by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics Chi-square test and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.

The study indicated that parents of preschool children have oral health care behavior at the operational level, sometimes ( =10.70, S.D. =2.53). The leading factors are knowledge about dental caries, Attitude factors regarding oral health care and additional factors include receiving advice and support from close friend’s non relationship with oral health care behavior. Contributing factor access to dental services had a positive relationship with oral health care behavior with statistical significance at the level of .05 (r=0.14*, p-value=0.03) and additional factors for obtaining information and news from various media had a positive relationship with oral health care behavior with statistical significance at the level of .01 (r=0.32**, p-value=0.00)

Suggestions from research results the take the information to develop to public health agencies encourage parents have access to dental services and receive information about dental services covering the entire area