scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Mothers of Preschool Children About Oral Health in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Asmaa Alkhtib ◽  
Abdul Morawala
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge

Health-related behaviors are influenced by knowledge and awareness, with oral health being no exception. It is well-known that oral diseases are influenced by social determinants. There is an association between the oral health knowledge of mothers and the status of their children’s oral health. In Qatar, the knowledge and practices of oral health in preschool children have not been previously reported. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and related practices of mothers of preschool children about oral health in Qatar. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed by the principals of kindergarten to mothers of children attending 16 government kindergartens in Qatar. The questionnaire included 38 close-ended questions grouped into nine categories, addressing different aspects of knowledge and practices related to early childhood oral health. The questionnaire was constructed in English, before being translated into Arabic, which is the local language in Qatar. The questionnaire instrument was pre-tested on mothers with demographic characteristics matching the main population. These participants were not included in the main study. The questionnaire study was associated with a clinical epidemiological study to assess dental caries and enamel defects of the sampled children. The dmft caries index (decayed, missing and filled teeth) was used for that purpose according to the World Health Organization criteria. For the questionnaire administered to mothers with clinical survey variables, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the associations between the measures of oral health status (dmft, Dental index) and mothers’ oral health knowledge and practices. A total of 48% mothers thought that children should have their teeth brushed from the age of three years and 42% chose younger than two years as a starting age for brushing. More than half (54%) of the mothers thought that children should not have their teeth flossed. In general, no significant statistical association was found between dmft and any other variables, except for whether or not the child had visited the dentist. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between the measures of oral health status (dmft, DI) and mothers’ oral health knowledge and practices. After controlling for the other independent variables included in this model, the test of the model was not statistically significant, which indicated that none of the variables represent a significant risk for occurrence of caries. The only exception was whether or not the child had visited the dentist (odds ratio = 2.51, 95% confidence interval 1.091–5.774). Despite the existence of good knowledge of oral health care, there were deficiencies in the oral health care provided to children. This may reflect that seeking dental care is either not very important or it is challenging to obtain access to a child-friendly dentist in the public health system in Qatar. The results of this study suggest that there is a need for an oral health promotion program to fill the gaps in knowledge for mothers regarding oral health care for young children.

scholarly journals Oral Health Status, Knowledge, and Behaviours of People with Diabetes in Sydney, Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3464
Author(s):  
Prakash Poudel ◽  
Rhonda Griffiths ◽  
Amit Arora ◽  
Vincent W. Wong ◽  
Jeff R. Flack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Sydney Australia

This study assessed self-reported oral health status, knowledge, and behaviours of people living with diabetes along with barriers and facilitators in accessing dental care. A cross sectional survey of 260 patients from four public diabetes clinics in Sydney, Australia was undertaken using a 35-item questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS software with descriptive and logistic regression analyses. More than half (53.1%) of respondents reported having dental problems which negatively impacted their related quality of life. Less than half (45%) had adequate oral health knowledge. Only 10.8% reported receiving any oral health information in diabetes care settings, which had higher odds of demonstrating adequate oral health knowledge (AOR, 2.60; 95% CI, 1.06–6.34). Similarly, 62.7% reported seeing a dentist in the last 12 months. Having private health insurance (AOR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.85–7.40) had higher odds of seeing a dentist in the past 12 months. Dental costs were a major contributor to avoiding or delaying dental visit. Patients living with diabetes have unmet oral health needs particularly around the awareness of its importance and access to affordable dental services. Diabetes care providers can play a crucial role in this area by promoting oral health to their patients.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Kegiatan Pelayanan Asuhan Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Terhadap Pengetahuan Sikap Status Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Siswa Sekolah Dasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Dwi Suyatmi ◽  
Dwi Eni Purwati
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

Service Activities Dental and Oral Health Care is part of the School Dental Health Enterprises (UKGS) which aims to improve the knowledge, attitude and the ability to behave in the field of healthy living oral health. These activities include outreach, shared toothbrushes and dental examinations, but oral health care has no knowledge, so the researchers are interested to know the difference before and after the service activities of oral health care on knowledge, attitude, oral health status elementary students. The purpose of this research is to know the difference before and aftercare service activities against oral health knowledge, attitudes, and oral health status of elementary school students. This study used a quasi-experimental method with the design of One Group Pre-test - Post-test Design. The population in this study were elementary school students in the area of ​​Gamping Sleman Yogyakarta with a sample of 179 students. Sampling techniques using saturation sampling. Results: Based on the analysis of different test (paired sample t-test) showed significant differences in knowledge, attitudes, oral hygiene, decay and Decay students between the before and after care service oral health (p<0.05). Conclusions: 1). Knowledge, attitude and degree of oral hygiene students after health care services increased oral better 2). There was a decrease in rate-test decay (teeth better ) and Decay (permanent teeth ) on the student after the service of oral health care.

scholarly journals Oral Health Status and Oral Health Care among the Dependent Elderly at Muang, Phitsanulok,Thailand.

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supaporn Sangouam ◽  
Kietsuda Wongsriya ◽  
Sawittree Ratanadheeradhorn ◽  
Awatsada Channetikit
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Dependent Elderly

scholarly journals Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 043-048 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jagan ◽  
Nusrath Fareed ◽  
Hemanth Battur ◽  
Sanjeev Khanagar ◽  
Bhat Manohar
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference

ABSTRACT Objective: To measure conceptual oral health knowledge among school teachers using comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge (CMOHK) instrument. Materials and Methods: A total of 240 school teachers drawn through cluster random sampling from across Sullia taluk. Conceptual knowledge was assessed using Comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge questionnaire. Oral health status was recorded on a World Health Organization oral health assessment Proforma. Results: Overall distribution of CMOHK scores revealed that 106(44%) subjects had good conceptual oral health knowledge, 81(33.7%) subjects had fair and 53(22%) subjects were categorized under poor conceptual knowledge respectively. Statistically significant difference was observed for mean scores for conceptual knowledge in relation to gender (12.8v/s 15.3), in terms of type of school teachers (14.4 v/s 11.2) and in relation to age of the subjects. Primary school teachers exhibited a consistently better CMOHK scores 0.003(0.001-0.011) compared to their high school counterparts 0.003(0.001-0.012). Conclusion: The mean CMOHK score of this group was 12.5±1.3 and is considered to be fair. There is an inverse association between age, educational levels and income in relation to CMOHK scores.

Evaluation of Oral Health Knowledge and Oral Health Status in Mothers and Their Children with Cleft Lip and Palate

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 726-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Rogéria Freire deCastilho ◽  
Lucimara Teixeira das Neves ◽  
Cleide Felício de Carvalho Carrara
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Objective: To assess the oral health knowledge of mothers of children with cleft lip and/or palate, analyzing the practical application of this information on the basis of the oral hygiene of the children and caries prevalence of mothers and children. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Pediatric Dentistry sector of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies. Patients: Mothers (n = 300) and their children with cleft lip and/or palate, ages 3 years to 5 years 6 months. Materials and Methods: An interview with questions related to dietary habits and oral health knowledge and habits was conducted. Children and their mothers also were evaluated by intraoral clinical examination. Results: Of the mothers, 47.3% displayed poor oral health status (Group A) and 52.7% had a satisfactory oral health status (Group B). Children in Group A presented a mean dmft of 6.0, whereas children in Group B had a mean dmft of 5.6. No significant differences were observed between groups. Mothers demonstrated a reasonable knowledge on prevention of dental caries and oral hygiene. Conclusion: Even though the mothers interviewed had some knowledge on the causes and prevention of dental caries, other factors should be regarded as relevant in the caries process.

scholarly journals Qualitative Study on Perception of Antenatal Mothers towards Oral Health Care: In-depth interview

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorhazayti Ab. Halim ◽  
Rashidah Esa ◽  
Md Muziman Syah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Practices

Introduction: Attending regular dental check-up is very important to pregnant women. However, many women do not utilize oral healthcare services during the antenatal period. It had been reported in Health Information Management System report (MOH, 2007) that the attendance of antenatal mothers to dental clinic were unsatisfactory. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the perception of antenatal mothers towards oral health care. Materials and Methods: In-depth interviews were carried out with a convenience sampling of 20 antenatal mothers across three government health clinics in Selangor, Malaysia. The interview using guided questions which explored participant’s oral health knowledge, attitude and oral health practice. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed by thematic analysis. The interviews were carried out until the saturation of information were achieved. Results: The main themes emerging from the data related to low oral health knowledge, poor attitude and oral health practices during pregnancy. Although all participants have basic knowledge of dental caries development, however, many of them unaware of the significance of preventive dental visits during pregnancy. Poor attitudes and oral health practices among antenatal mothers in this study were due to they had not received the necessary oral health information. Conclusion: Antenatal mother’s perception of oral health care crucially impacts on oral health status, continuity of utilization of oral healthcare services and hence pregnancy outcome. Their views provided a baseline information for planning and formulating appropriate oral health education and promotion strategies.

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