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Effect of Eating Habits on Oral Health among Junior High Students in the Cape Coast Metropolis

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dc.contributor.author Gorleku, Philip N.
dc.contributor.author Setorglo, Jacob
dc.contributor.author Gorleku, Oxana
dc.contributor.author Dzefi-Tettey, Klenam
dc.contributor.author Edzie, Emmanuel K.
dc.contributor.author Piersson, Albert D.
dc.contributor.author Antwi, Richard
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-11T12:09:18Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-11T12:09:18Z
dc.date.issued 2019-12-12
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9249
dc.description.abstract The effect of eating habits on the oral health of 200 students at University Junior High School was assessed using cross-sectional survey. 51.8% of the respondent perceived they have good oral health and 41.7% had never had any dental condition in the last 6 months. However, there was prevalence of 58.2% dental conditions among the respondents. 69.3% had no difficulty brushing the teeth and 56.8% had no difficulty in eating as a result of dental problem. As such, 77% of the respondents never visited the dentist in the past five years. The oral health practices among the respondents were good as 61.4% responded they brush their teeth at least twice a day. The participants generally had bad eating habits as 56.1%, 33.6% and 50%, respectively take fizzy drinks, eat sweets and biscuits with other pastries for more than 3 times in a week. 41.5% had a scores ≤ 15.0 on total eating habit indicating good eating habits and 52.0% had scores ≥16.0, indicating bad eating habits. This accounted for 58.2% having various dental conditions. Therefore, there is the need for an oral health promotion programme to increase awareness of good oral health practices and good eating/snacking habits among the students. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS) en_US
dc.subject Oral Health en_US
dc.subject Eating Habits en_US
dc.subject Oral Hygiene en_US
dc.subject Health promotion. en_US
dc.title Effect of Eating Habits on Oral Health among Junior High Students in the Cape Coast Metropolis en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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