Open AccessFamilial oral hygiene practices and its influence among rural youths-exploring primary preventive measures
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Aaysha Tabinda Nabi,
Kumari Kavita,
Pallawee Choudhary,
Irfanul Huda,
Shailendra Kumar Dubey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_114_20
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , test (biology) , family medicine , oral health , demographics , hygiene , rural area , pediatrics , dentistry , demography , paleontology , pathology , sociology , biology
A child usually takes up the behavioural habits by observing the parents at home. The mapping of the current level of influence of parents' practices over children is necessary for developing any preventive programs therefore the aim of the study was to determine the influence of familial oral health habits on the adolescent children belonging to rural background.