Factors Associated with Dental Health care Behavior among Parent in Early Childhood in Child Development Center Kantang District,Trang Province

Abstract

     This research was survey research by cross-sectional study. The objective is to study the relationship between leading factors, enabling factors, and reinforcing factors with parental behavior in caring for the oral health of early childhood children in the Child Development Center, Kantang District, Trang Province. The sample consisted of 297 people. A multi-stage sampling method was used. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient.

     The study results revealed that the parents' knowledge in oral health care of early childhood children was at a high level (93.60%), their attitude was at a high level (53.20%), their access to dental services and dental cleaning equipment outlets were at a moderate level (43.80%), their dental health information from various sources and their social support were at a moderate level (42.42%), and their behavior in oral health care of early childhood children was at a moderate level (85.90%). The correlation analysis revealed that the knowledge and attitude of parents in oral health care of early childhood children were positively correlated with their behavior in oral health care of early childhood children with statistical significance (p-value = 0.014 and 0.001, respectively). However, access to dental services, access to dental cleaning equipment outlets, and access to dental health information from various sources and external support were not related to the behavior of parents in oral health care of early childhood children. Kantang District, Trang Province.