Journal of Community Health Research

en Investigating the Perception of Self-Care Behaviors of Oral and Dental Health in Adolescent Boys بهداشت عمومی Public Health پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Correct understanding of the oral and dental health status is one of the most important factors in planning healthcare interventions.Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the perception of self-care behaviors of oral and dental health in adolescent boys. Methods: This study was carried out in a cross-sectional descriptive manner. The sample size included 200 male high school students of Farsan city, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province who were selected by stratified random sampling. The instrument of data collection was the standard questionnaire of attitude towards self-care behaviors. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS20 and parametric tests. Results: The mean score and standard deviation of five areas of perceptions included values 16.61 ± 2.91, emotions 63.47 ± 9.52, social position 18.76 ± 3.24, the influence of parents 19.08 ± 3.78 and the knowledge of caries 11.81 ± 2.00. The overall attitude score was 129.74 ± 16.66 and the average percentage of the maximum was 75.87%, which was at a favorable level. The highest average score was related to the range of values with an average percentage of the maximum of 83.05% and the lowest average of parental influence with an average percentage of the maximum of 73.38%. Conclusion: The average score of attitude is in a favorable situation, and in the area of parental influence, the situation was at a lower level. Also, it is necessary to consider appropriate intervention and education programs for teenagers with parents of low education and unfavorable economic status, and persuasive methods should be used instead of compulsory methods.  </div> Self-Care, Oral Health, Attitude, Adolescent 1 9 http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1282-10&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zohreh Karimiankakolaki zohrehkarimian68@gmail.com 0000-0002-5946-0955 Yes 1.Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran 2.Department of Health, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran Parvin Mohammadi mohammadipar125@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5629-4816 No Department of Nursing, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran Shirin Madadkar Dehkordi shirinmadadkar@gmail.com 0000-0001-9177-6565 No Department of Nursing, Shk.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran