An Evaluation of Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding COVID-19 Among Parents of Pediatric Dental Patients.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 61(2): 168-176, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1523148
ABSTRACT
Children infected with COVID-19 have a critical part in community-based viral transmission. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors of parents of pediatric dental patients on COVID-19 and to present required actions to prevent its spreading. A total of 524 parents took part in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was prepared for determining sociodemographic characteristics and socioeconomic status of parents, along with their COVID-19-related knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors. In total, 90.6% of parents were unaware that disease may show no symptoms; 61.1% and 32.6% did not know roles of "close contact with asymptomatic patients" and "dentistry practices" in transmission, respectively; 30.2% thought it could be transmitted to their children at dental clinics, and only 16.4% stated their children as carriers. Parents need to be informed on COVID-19 transmission through contact with asymptomatic individuals, risks associated with dentistry practices, and role of children in transmission.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00099228211059881
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