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@article{1830791,
author = {Riad, Abanoub and AlandKhanati, N. M. and Issa, J. and Zenati, M. and Abdesslem, N. B. and Attia, S. and Krsek, Martin},
article_location = {Basel},
article_number = {3},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031658},
keywords = {Arab countries; dental education; dental students; health knowledge; attitudes; practice; Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory; HU-DBI; Lebanon; oral health; oral hygiene; Syria; Tunisia},
language = {eng},
issn = {1660-4601},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
title = {Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Arab Dental Students: Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study and Literature Analysis 2000–2020},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1658},
volume = {19},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1830791
AU - Riad, Abanoub - Al-Khanati, N. M. - Issa, J. - Zenati, M. - Abdesslem, N. B. - Attia, S. - Krsek, Martin
PY - 2022
TI - Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Arab Dental Students: Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study and Literature Analysis 2000–2020
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL - 19
IS - 3
SP - 1-21
EP - 1-21
PB - MDPI
SN - 16604601
KW - Arab countries
KW - dental education
KW - dental students
KW - health knowledge
KW - attitudes
KW - practice
KW - Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory
KW - HU-DBI
KW - Lebanon
KW - oral health
KW - oral hygiene
KW - Syria
KW - Tunisia
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1658
N2 - Dental students are the future leaders of oral health in their respective communities; therefore, their oral health-related attitudes and behaviours are of practical value for primary disease prevention. The present study aimed to evaluate oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of dental students in Arab countries and explore the potential sociodemographic predictors of their oral health outcomes. A multi-centre, cross-sectional study was conducted during the academic year 2019/2020 in three Arab countries: Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia. The study used a validated Arabic version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) composed of original twenty items that assess the level of oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, and four additional dichotomous items related to tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, problematic internet use, and regular dental check-up. The HU-DBI score ranges between 0 and 12. A total of 1430 students took part in this study, out of which 60.8% were females, 57.8% were enrolled in clinical years, 24.5% were tobacco smokers, 7.2% were alcohol drinkers, and 87% reported internet addiction. The mean HU-DBI score was 6.31 ± 1.84, with Lebanon having the highest score (6.67 ± 1.83), followed by Syria (6.38 ± 1.83) and Tunisia (6.05 ± 1.83). Clinical students (6.78 ± 1.70) had higher HU-DBI scores than their preclinical peers (5.97 ± 1.86). The year-over-year analysis revealed that dental public health and preventive dentistry courses had significantly and positively impacted the undergraduate students’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. The gender-based differences were not statistically significant, with a modest trend favouring males, especially oral health behaviours. Tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and problematic internet use were associated with lower HU-DBI scores. In the Arab world, the economic rank of the country where the dental students live/study was weakly correlated with the students’ mean HU-DBI score.
ER -
RIAD, Abanoub, N. M. AL-KHANATI, J. ISSA, M. ZENATI, N. B. ABDESSLEM, S. ATTIA and Martin KRSEK. Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Arab Dental Students: Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study and Literature Analysis 2000–2020. \textit{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}. Basel: MDPI, 2022, vol.~19, No~3, p.~1-21. ISSN~1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031658.
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