Factors Related to Oral Care Behaviors of Pre-school Children’s Parents in Child Development Center, Nanoi District, Nan Province

Abstract

Background: Tooth decay is an important problem for dental health in Thailand. Improper parenting influenced dental health in children.

Objective: To identify factors relationship on oral care behaviors of pre-school children’s parents in Child Development Center, Nanoi District, Nan Province.

Material and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study collected data by questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using descriptive study such as frequency, percentage, and Chi-square.

Results: The results indicated that most of respondents were female 79.4%, age between   31-40 years 26.3%, married 85.7%, under graduate 82.3%, and agricultural 62.9%.Knowledge of the respondents on oral care behavior was at high level 56.0%.Their attitudes on oral care behavior was at moderate level 54.3%. Oral care behavior was at moderate level 56.0%. Supportive factors, most of them receive information of persons 41.1%.

Conclusion: Age, marriage status, educational level, and occupation were statistic significantly relationship on oral care behaviors of pre-school children’s parents at p-value 0.05., whereas, gender and supportive factors were not related.