Comparision of oral health education intervention on oral health knowledge, attitude, practices and oral hygiene status among literate and illiterate adult population in Bheemunipatnam Mandal - A non-randomized controlled trail.

Effectiveness of oral health education intervention on oral health knowledge, attitude, practices and oral hygiene status among literate and illiterate adult population in Bheemunipatnam Mandal - A non-randomized controlled trail. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/069254

Enrollment

176

Registered

2024-06-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: oral health education: the oral health education on the importance of oral health, tooth brushing techniques, flossing techniques and its impact on gingival and periodontal health. oral

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants who had given consent. Participants who have minimum knowledge to read local language or English will be taken as literates. Participants who don’t know to read and write will be taken as illiterates.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who will migrate to another place within the study period. Subjects who are undergoing any dental treatment at present or previously visited dentist in the previous year.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
oral hygiene knowledge attitude and practices using a kap questionnaireTimepoint: baseline and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
oral hygiene status using plaque and gingival indicesTimepoint: baseline and 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSodadasi Deevena Hadassah

Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences

drvamsired@gmail.com9908200033

Outcome results