Open Access"Education level" responsible for inequities in oral practices among 15-34-year-old individuals in Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Syed Ali Peeran,
Syed Wali Peeran,
Fuad Al Sanabani,
Bandar Mohammed Al-Makramani,
Elfatih Ibrahim Elham,
P. G. Naveen Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.155737
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine
Education plays an important role and is a second major (non-medical dimensional) factor influencing the health status. Individuals demonstrate oral practices that impact the oral health positively or negatively. This study analyzes how self-reported oral practices are influenced by different educational levels among young adults in Jizan.