Oral health behaviour of urban and semi-urban schoolchildren in the Lao PDR

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To describe the oral health related knowledge, behaviour, and attitude towards health of 12-year old Lao schoolchildren; analyse how health risk factors relate to socio-demographic background; and determine the relative effect of living conditions on health and risk behaviour.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCommunity Dental Health
Volume28
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)280-5
Number of pages6
ISSN0265-539X
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

    Research areas

  • Absenteeism, Attitude to Health, Cariostatic Agents, Child, Child Behavior, Consumer Health Information, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Care, Dietary Sucrose, Female, Fluorides, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Status, Humans, Laos, Male, Oral Health, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Self Concept, Social Class, Suburban Health, Toothache, Toothbrushing, Toothpastes, Urban Health

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