Factors Associated with Dietary Behavior Leading to Tooth Decay in Children Aged 10-12 Years
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Dental caries, Primary school students, Dietary behaviorAbstract
This descriptive research aimed to investigate the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and dietary behaviors that contribute to the development of dental caries, as well as the factors associated with dietary behaviors influencing dental caries (Ponpanumas, S., 2015) in primary school students in Nonthaburi province. The sample consisted of 200 primary school students aged 10-12 years, selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a four-part questionnaire, which included general information, knowledge about food consumption, attitudes toward food consumption, and dietary behaviors contributing to dental caries. The reliability of the knowledge test was found to be 0.75, while the attitude and behavior questionnaires showed Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.75 and 0.85, respectively (Cochran, W. G., 1975). Data analysis was conducted using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square tests, and Pearson correlation.
The study revealed the following key findings:
- Most participants had a moderate level of knowledge (40.00%), poor attitudes (61.00%), and low levels of dietary behaviors contributing to dental caries (52.00%).
Factors associated with dietary behaviors contributing to dental caries (Lorprasit, P., 2004) indicated a very weak negative correlation between attitudes toward food consumption and dental caries (r = -0.205, p < 0.05). Parental occupation, income, students' knowledge, and birth order were not significantly correlated with dietary behaviors related to dental caries.
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