Corina-Ionela Dumitrescu, Georgiana Moiceanu, Razvan-Mihai Dobrescu, Mirona Ana Maria Popescu
Analysis of UNESCO ESD Priority Areas' Implementation in Romanian HEIs
International journal of environmental research and public health
oral disease poses significant public health burden many countries affects individuals throughout lifetime causing pain disfigurement impairment function reduced quality life among children adolescents globally recognized trend poor oral hygiene attributed accumulation plaque calculus deposits increase age study assessed knowledge practice factors associated practice oral hygiene among junior high school students jhs koforidua eastern region ghana schoolbased crosssectional study design conducted among 233 jhs students koforidua township using multistage sampling technique descriptive inferential statistics including frequency percentage pearsons chisquare test conducted results interpreted using tables graphs findings study revealed half 126 541 respondents good level knowledge oral hygiene majority 130 558 also good oral hygiene practice findings indicated significant relationship found class education level students good oral hygiene practice 2 1736 p 0001 overall current study found half jhs students good knowledge well practice oral hygiene reinforces significance oral health education awareness campaigns especially school settings improve knowledge attitudes behaviours related oral hygiene study however found class education level students statistically associated practice oral hygiene variables reach statistical significance research serves starting point investigation exploration various factors may contribute oral hygiene practices