Dental Caries in Children, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
dental caries in children, Knowledge, attitude and practice, dental caries experience, oral health education
Brief summary
Aim of the study Assessing the effect of an oral health education program on knowledge, attitude, practice, and dental caries among a group of school children in a governmental school in Fayoum, Egypt.
Detailed description
Study type Others: Observational Before and after study
Interventions
Oral Health Education Program performed in the school.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* School children aged (6 to15) years old. * Children with or without previous dental experience.
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal of participation. * Children with a mental or physical disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oral health related attitude | 6 months | Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive attitude |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in oral health related Knowledge, attitude and practice | 6 months | Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive knowledge, attitude and practice accordingly |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caries experience | 6 months | Measured using The Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) index and the unit of measurement is percentage |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed