Knowledge Attitudes and Dental Health Behaviors of Children 6 to 12 Years Old Tambon Wangnamyen Bangplama District Suphanburi

Abstract

This research is descriptive research with the objective of studying knowledge, attitude, parenting behavior of parents and dental health behavior and relationships. between knowledge Attitudes regarding children's dental health , Dental health care behavior of parents and dental health behavior of children aged 6 - 12 years, Wang Nam Yen Subdistrict Bang Pla Ma District Suphanburi Province Using a questionnaire with a confidence coefficient equal to 0.808, a population of 135 people. . Data were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

The results showed that the children 6 to 12 years old at Wangnamyen , Bangplama , Suphamburi Province most their dental health knowledge are moderate level (60.7%), dental health attitudes are good level (69.3%), dental health take care of parent are good level(56.3%)and dental health behaviors of children are moderate level (49.6%).The correlation study found that dental health knowledge and attitudes of children and dental health take care of parent related with dental health behaviors of children. There is a statistically significant relationship (p–value ‹ 0.01) with a correlation coefficient r = 0.544.

The study concluded that dental health knowledge and dental health behaviors of children are moderate level which are related Therefore , dental public health officer and school form dental health promotion activities to provide students have dental health knowledge and dental health behavior are accurate and better.