Effect of Educational Intervention on Oral Health Behaviour based on Health Belief Model in Female Secondary School Students of Paveh in 2011

Gona  Bekry; Mostafa  Hosseini; Hamid Reza  Mozaffari; Roya  Sadeghi; Morteza  Rostambeigi; Mahmoud  Yousefifard; Davoud  Shojaeezadeh

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Effect of Educational Intervention on Oral Health Behaviour based on Health Belief Model in Female Secondary School Students of Paveh in 2011

Authors:

Gona Bekry ¹,

Mostafa Hosseini ²,

Hamid Reza Mozaffari ³,

Roya Sadeghi ⁴,

Morteza Rostambeigi ⁵,

Mahmoud Yousefifard ⁶,

Davoud Shojaeezadeh ^4,*

1Dept. of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Andorra

2Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

4Dept. of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5Dept. of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Andorra

6Dept. Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Educational Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 2, issue 3 (Special); e77235

Published online:Jan 16, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Nov 24, 2013

Accepted:Jan 14, 2014

How to Cite:Gona Bekry Mostafa Hosseini Hamid Reza Mozaffari Roya Sadeghi Morteza Rostambeigi Mahmoud Yousefifard Davoud Shojaeezadeh et al.Effect of Educational Intervention on Oral Health Behaviour based on Health Belief Model in Female Secondary School Students of Paveh in 2011.2(3 (Special)):e77235.

Abstract

Introduction: Education is a powerful tool in reducing dental diseases. It is known as an essential part of oral health services. This study evaluated the impact of education on oral health behavior of students based on health belief model.

Methods: This educational intervention study was carried out on secondary school girls of Paveh, Iran in 2011. A standard questionnaire was used to collect the data, including demographic characteristics, dimensions of health belief model and performance of students before and after intervention. The educational intervention was conducted over three sessions. To examine differences between groups in terms of demographic factors, dimensions of health belief model and performance status before and after the intervention, Chi-square test and logistic regression were used. P<0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Sixty students were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Among the demographic variables, only maternal education was significantly different between the two groups (P=0.02). Educational intervention significantly improved the perceived susceptibility (P=0.006), perceived severity (P=0.007), perceived barriers (P=0.01), and use of dental floss (P=0.009) in the intervention group. However, the impact on perceived barriers, cues to action, and brushing performance were not found significant (P>0.05).

Conclusion: The importance of education caused promoting dental health behaviors of students. It also emphasized adopting more appropriate methods for oral health training.

Keywords

Oral health

Health belief model

Students

Educational intervention

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