Parent's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Prevention of Early Childhood Caries in Al jouf Province, Saudi Arabia
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 18(1): 3837, 15/01/2018. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To measure the knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices of parents in regards to their understanding of early childhood caries (ECC) in Al jouf province, Saudi Arabia (KSA). Material andMethods:
A cross-sectional oral health survey was conducted among 228 parents, who were selected by stratified cluster sampling. A questionnaire consisting of 10 questions in each domain addressing knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice for ECC was applied. Scoring in the knowledge field included Yes/No/Don't know, while the attitude and practice domains used a 5-point Likert scale.Results:
The mean values for knowledge of the respondents was 'Yes' (106.1 ±46.12), 'No' (63.5 ±50.95), and 'Don't know' (58.4 ±23.21); the p-value was p>0.05. The mean values for attitudes of the parents were strongly disagree (49.8 ±33.51), disagree (28 ±15.63), cannot say (47.4 ±20.33), agree (69.4 ±26.57), and strongly agree (33.4 ±30.48); the p-value was p<0.05. The mean values for preventive practices were strongly disagree (23.3 ±25.15), disagree (27.6 ±28.29), cannot say (38.9 ±31.8), agree (84.9 ±28.07), and stronglyagree (53.3 ±38.73); the p-value was <0.05.Conclusion:
The parents did not have adequate knowledge of ECC but did have a good attitude and practice towards its prevention.Palabras clave
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Arabia Saudita
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Salud Bucal
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Caries Dental
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Asia
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article