Research Article
Oral Health Self-Management Ability and Its Influencing Factors among Adolescents with Fixed Orthodontics in China: A Mixed Methods Study
Table 3
Oral health self-management ability scores of adolescent patients with fixed orthodontics (
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| Each dimension | Score | ≤60 | 60~70 | 70~80 | >80 |
| Knowledge | | 43 (14.8) | 67 (23.1) | 115 (39.7) | 65 (22.4) | Belief | | 59 (20.3) | 111 (38.3) | 90 (31.0) | 30 (10.3) | Behavior | | 51 (17.9) | 124 (42.8) | 101 (34.8) | 14 (4.8) | Environment | | 64 (22.1) | 91 (31.4) | 88 (30.3) | 47 (16.2) | Total score | | 28 (9.7) | 118 (40.7) | 130 (44.8) | 14 (4.8) |
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