FACTORS RELATED TO ORAL HEALTH CARE BEHAVIOR AMONG ELDERLY IN SAWANG SUB-DISTRICT SAWANG WEERAWONG DISTRICT, UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE
Keywords:
Elderly, Behavior, Oral health, PRECEDE modelAbstract
This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to study factors associated with oral health care behaviors among the elderly in Sawang Sub-district, Sawang Wirawong District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The sample consisted of 347 individuals aged 60 years and above, selected through systematic sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range, and minimum-maximum values. Analyzed relationships by Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Spearman’s rank correlation. The results showed that the majority of the elderly participants were female (59.94%) and married (77.52%), with an average age of 69.61 years (SD = 7.35), most had a primary education level (67.72%) and were agriculturist (53.89%), median monthly income was 800 Baht (IQR = 1,300), and high levels of oral health care behavior. (62.54%). Factors associated with oral health care behaviors included personal income (r = 0.133, p = .013), knowledge (r = 0.203, p < .001), attitudes towards oral health care (r = 0.273, p < .001), enabling factors (r = 0.278, p < .001), and reinforcing factors (r = 0.365, p < .001). These findings indicate that the PRECEDE model could be applied in developing policies, programs, or activities to promote oral health care behaviors. Effective support across predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors could lead to improved oral health behaviors among the elderly.
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