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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=39
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no-issue=9
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start-page=844
end-page=849
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dt-pub-year=2012
dt-pub=201209
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kn-title=Effects of self-efficacy on oral health behaviours and gingival health in university students aged 18- or 19-years-old
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kn-abstract=Aim Although self-efficacy is known to affect various health-related practises, few studies have clearly examined how self-efficacy correlates with oral health behaviors or the oral health condition. We examined the relationship between gingivitis, oral health behaviors and self-efficacy in university students. Material & Methods A total of 2,111 students (1,197 males, 914 females) aged 18 and 19 years were examined. The degree of gingivitis was expressed as the percentage of bleeding on probing (%BOP). Additional information was collected via a questionnaire regarding oral health behaviors (daily frequency of tooth-brushing, use of dental floss and regular check-up). Self-efficacy was assessed using the Self-Efficacy Scale for Self-care (SESS). Path analysis was used to test pathways from self-efficacy to oral health behaviors and %BOP. Results In the final structural model, self-efficacies were related to each other, and they affected oral health behaviors. Good oral health behaviors reduced dental plaque and calculus, and lower levels of dental plaque and calculus resulted in lower %BOP. Conclusion Higher self-efficacy correlated with better oral health behaviours and gingival health in university students. Improving self-efficacy may be beneficial for maintaining good gingival health in university students. To prevent gingivitis, the approach of enhancing self-efficacy in university students would be useful.
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en-aut-name=MizutaniShinsuke
en-aut-sei=Mizutani
en-aut-mei=Shinsuke
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=EkuniDaisuke
en-aut-sei=Ekuni
en-aut-mei=Daisuke
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=FurutaMichiko
en-aut-sei=Furuta
en-aut-mei=Michiko
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aut-affil-num=3
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en-aut-name=TomofujiTakaaki
en-aut-sei=Tomofuji
en-aut-mei=Takaaki
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=IrieKoichiro
en-aut-sei=Irie
en-aut-mei=Koichiro
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=AzumaTetsuji
en-aut-sei=Azuma
en-aut-mei=Tetsuji
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aut-affil-num=6
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en-aut-name=KojimaAzusa
en-aut-sei=Kojima
en-aut-mei=Azusa
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=NagaseJun
en-aut-sei=Nagase
en-aut-mei=Jun
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=IwasakiYoshiaki
en-aut-sei=Iwasaki
en-aut-mei=Yoshiaki
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aut-affil-num=9
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en-aut-name=MoritaManabu
en-aut-sei=Morita
en-aut-mei=Manabu
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aut-affil-num=10
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=2
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=3
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kn-affil=Kyushu Univ, Fac Dent Sci, Div Oral Hlth Growth & Dev, Sect Prevent & Publ Hlth Dent

affil-num=4
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=5
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=6
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=7
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=8
en-affil=
kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci

affil-num=9
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Hlth Serv Ctr

affil-num=10
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kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Prevent Dent, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci
en-keyword=behavioral science
kn-keyword=behavioral science
en-keyword=cross-sectional studies
kn-keyword=cross-sectional studies
en-keyword=gingivitis
kn-keyword=gingivitis
en-keyword=path analysis
kn-keyword=path analysis
en-keyword=self-efficacy
kn-keyword=self-efficacy
en-keyword=university students
kn-keyword=university students
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