Oral hygiene predicts lower life satisfaction and subjective health: experience of post-Soviet countries.

Oral diseases are among the most common non-communicable diseases around the globe and become a public health challenge that considerably impact general health and well-being in all ages across the lifespan. Oral health is an integral part of general health, where poor oral health and other lifestyle-related chronic diseases have a common risk factor background. The underlying causes of oral health inequalities are often complex and related to country-specific historical, economic, cultural, social, or political factors.

Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries.

Purpose: This study aims to identify distinct typologies of joint family activities and the associations with mental health and wellbeing among adolescents across four countries from the World Health Organization European region.

Methods: The 2017/2018 data from adolescents from Armenia (n = 3,977, M = 13.5 ± 1.

Sufficient Social Support as a Possible Preventive Factor against Fighting and Bullying in School Children.

This study aims to explore how sufficient social support can act as a possible preventive factor against fighting and bullying in school-aged children in 9 European countries. : Data for this study were collected during the 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. The sample consisted of 9 European countries, involving 43,667 school children in total, aged 11, 13 and 15 years.