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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 46, Issue 4, Pages 406-419Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13082
Keywords
attitude; Chinese; knowledge; Periodontal health; practice; prevention; risk factor
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- National Key R&D Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2016YFC1303900, 2016YFC0901100]
- Special Research Foundation for Public Welfare of Health, Ministry of Health of China [201002008]
- National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control [DQGG0402]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91743000]
- Special Fund Project on The Relationship between Oral Diseases and Systemic Diseases, Chinese Stomatological Association [CSA-Z2015-02]
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Aim To assess the status of periodontal health knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among Chinese adults. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a nationally representative sample of adults (N = 50,991) aged 20 years or older from ten provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. Percentages of Chinese adults with correct periodontal knowledge, positive periodontal attitudes, and practices were estimated. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine the related factors. Results Less than 20% of Chinese adults were knowledgeable about periodontal disease. Very few (2.6%) of Chinese adults use dental floss >= once a day and undergo scaling >= once a year and visit a dentist (6.4%) in the case of gingival bleeding. Periodontal health KAP was associated with gender, age, body mass index, marital status, place of residence, education level, income, smoking status, and history of periodontal disease. Conclusions Periodontal health KAP are generally poor among the Chinese adult population. Community-based health strategies to improve periodontal health KAP need to be implemented. Increasing knowledge of periodontal disease, the cultivation of correct practices in response to gingival bleeding, and the development of good habits concerning the use of dental floss and regular scaling should be public oral health priorities.
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