Open AccessEvaluation of Good Oral Practices among Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal,
Salah-Ud-Din Khan,
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730862
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , pharmacy , medical education , medicine , oral health , family medicine , psychology , pathology
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the good oral practices (GOP) among university students.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-validated tool was used to collect data from students studying at a university in Malaysia. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze the data.
Results: A total of 324 respondents had participated in the study. The respondents were from four different faculties; pharmacy 118 (36.4%), medicine 81 (25.0%), business 67 (20.6%), and biotechnology 58 (18.0%).
Conclusion: The final year students had more good practices towards good oral practices. The unmarried students also had more good practices towards oral health.