Knowledge, Attitudes and Oral Health Behavior of Elderly in Samlong Subdistrict, Phlaprachai District, Buriram Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study knowledge, attitudes and oral health behavior of elderly in Samlong subdistrict, Phlaprachai district, Buriram province. The samples used in this research were elderly 383. The research tool was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. The results show that 1) the knowledge about oral health behavior of elderly mostly in high levels 42.82 percent, attitudes about oral health behavior of elderly mostly in moderate levels of 55.62 percent and oral health behavior of elderly mostly in high levels of 57.96 percent and 2) knowledge about oral health behavior has a positive relationship with oral health behavior of statistically significant level .05 and Attitudes about oral health behavior has a positive relationship with oral health behavior Statistically significant level .01