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A Systematic Review of Oral Health Behavior Research in American Adolescents
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Calderon, Susana J.; Mallory, Caroline – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
Despite improvements in prevention, oral diseases are a problem among adolescents, linked to poor health outcomes and poor school performance. Little is known about adolescent oral health behavior. This systematic review describes factors that influence oral health behavior in adolescents. Inclusion criteria for the literature search were American…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Adolescents, Hygiene, Health Behavior
Secondary Conditions in People with Developmental Disability
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Koritsas, Stella; Iacono, Teresa – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The authors investigated secondary conditions in people with developmental disabilities in terms of (a) the average number of conditions experienced and overall health and independence, (b) their degree and nature, and (c) gender differences. Information was obtained by a questionnaire completed by the caregivers for 659 people with developmental…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Health, Gender Differences, Caregivers
Inequalities in Toothbrushing among Adolescents in Scotland 1998-2006
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Levin, K. A.; Currie, C. – Health Education Research, 2009
The aim of this study was to examine trends in toothbrushing and inequalities in toothbrushing among girls and boys in Scotland between 1998 and 2006. A secondary aim was to investigate the association between the health promoting school (HPS) initiative and toothbrushing. Data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 1998, 2002 and 2006…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Regression (Statistics), Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
Oral Health Condition and Treatment Needs of a Group of Nigerian Individuals with Down Syndrome
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Oredugba, Folakemi A. – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the oral health condition and treatment needs of a group of individuals with Down syndrome in Nigeria. Method: Participants were examined for oral hygiene status, dental caries, malocclusion, hypoplasia, missing teeth, crowding and treatment needs. Findings were compared with controls across age…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Dental Health
Assessing School Effects on Dental Hygiene and Nutrition Behaviors of Canadian Adolescents
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Ma, Xin – Educational Review, 2007
This study examines what school experiences influence dental hygiene and nutrition behaviors of Canadian adolescents from the 1998 Cross-national Survey on Health Behaviors in School-aged Children (HBSC). Multilevel analyses highlight the rare use of dental floss among adolescents. Females are more likely to brush and floss teeth than males.…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Peer Influence, Nutrition, Educational Environment
Predictors of Adolescent Health Care Utilization
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Vingilis, Evelyn; Wade, Terrance; Seeley, Jane – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
This study, using Andersen's health care utilization model, examined how predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need, personal health practices, and psychological factors influence health care utilization using a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of Canadian adolescents. Second, this study examined whether this process…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Psychological Patterns, Individual Characteristics, Foreign Countries