THE IMPACT OF INCOME AND PLACE OF LIVING ON HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN A RANGE OF ORAL HYGIENE ON THE BASIS OF THE SURVEYED PATIENTS
THE IMPACT OF INCOME AND PLACE OF LIVING ON HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN A RANGE OF ORAL HYGIENE ON THE BASIS OF THE SURVEYED PATIENTS
Author(s): Leszek Gracz, Jolanta ŚwiderskaSubject(s): Economy, Psychology, Micro-Economics, Sociology, Behaviorism, Social development, Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: consumer behavior; oral hygiene; patients’ income; place of living;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of research was to determine patients’ health behaviors in the range of oral hygiene regarding their income and place of living. Study included 180 patients, 90 women and 90 men, aged 35-44 from a big city, smaller cities and villages of West Pomerania region. Dental examination was performed, which allowed to evaluate oral health state. Questionnaire including utilization of dental services, oral hygiene and access to dental services was completed by patients. Vast majority of women and men brush their teeth twice a day, however women more often than men brush their teeth after every meal. Regardless of the place of living men more often than women use electric toothbrushes, mouthwash and fluoride toothpaste. Patients with higher education utilize various advanced dental products.
Journal: Marketing i Zarządzanie
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 229-241
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English