Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
oral health education, oral health promotion, oral health education program, oral hygiene status, knowledge,attitude,practice, oral health knowledge,attitude,practice, oral hygiene knowledge,attitude,practice, knowledge,attitude,practice oral health, knowledge,attitude,practice oral hygiene, KAP
Brief summary
This study will demonstrate oral health educational program to egyptian school girls age from 12-14 years old to evaluate the change in the knowledge, attitude and practice of oral health
Detailed description
According to World Dental Federation 2017 oral health is defined as multi-faceted and include the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex .Oral disease constitute a significant public health problem in developing countries due to their high prevalence, economic consequence and negative impact on the quality of the life of affected individual. Estrogen cause change in the blood vessels and progesterone stimulate the production of inflammatory mediators which lead to increase of gingival inflammation appear as gingival enlargement, increase in gingival bleeding and crevicular fluid flow and microbial changes. The oral health education is important tool to make the primary level of prevention. So the benefits from health education is to improve knowledge and awareness of children which results on developing favorable oral behavior and so favorable oral health status. .As the school is consider a place for gathering large number of children so it is ideal place for conducing successful health education. this study will Identify baseline oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice among 12-14 years old school children. then Record oral hygiene status by oral hygiene index simplified after that assess the effectiveness of oral health education in modifying oral health knowledge, attitude and practice
Interventions
poster education about the important of oral health status, different brushing technique, different tooth paste, the balanced diet, changes occur to their mouth during the puberty period
Sponsors
Rana Abd El-Sattar Omar Ramadan
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* girls age 12 - 14 years old
Exclusion criteria
* refusal to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| knowledge, attitude and practice of oral health | 3 months | self reported questionnaire for knowledge, attitude and practice before and after oral health educational program |
| oral hygiene index simplified | 3 months | record amount of plaque and calculus accumulation before and after oral health educational program |
Contacts
Primary Contactrana abd elsattar
Backup Contactwessam maher
Outcome results
None listed