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Behavioral risk factors and periodontal disease in Malang, Indonesia

Gayatri RW 1 , Tama TD 2 , Alma LR 2 , Yun LW 3 , Savira L 2 , Kuroidah A 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Public Health, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia. Electronic address: rara.warih.fik@um.ac.id
  • 2 Department of Public Health, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia
  • 3 Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gac Sanit, 2021 12 22;35 Suppl 2:S438-S440.
PMID: 34929871 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.10.071

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the relationship of behavioral risk factors for periodontal disease among 19-64 age group in Malang City.

METHOD: A non-experimental quantitative analytic with a cross sectional study approach was used in this study. The respondents were 331 patients who visited the dental clinics of the Health Centers in Malang City. A cluster random sampling technique was used in this study. The instrument used was questionnaire. The data analysis was done through multivariate analyses use logistic-regression.

RESULTS: The Wald test results on logistic-regression models showed there is no significant effect of smoking habits and consumption patterns on periodontal disease. There is a significant effect of systemic disease on periodontal disease with a significance value of 0.000 (p<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant relationship and effect between systemic disease and periodontal disease in this study.

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