Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents

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Autor(a) principal: Nagarajappa, Ramesh
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Naik, Debasruti, Ramesh, Gayathri
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada (Online)
Texto Completo: https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/620
Resumo: Objective: To assess the current level of oral health knowledge and identify information sources among adolescents in Bhubaneswar, India. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional examination was conducted among 1330 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years enrolled in 24 randomly selected government and private schools in Bhubaneswar. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the responses. Chi-square test with a level of significance set at 5% was used for statistical analysis. Results: Parents (55%) followed by media (18%) were the major sources of oral health information among the study population, which was statistically not significant in relation to gender and school type. Many subjects (95.3%) perceived sweets could cause tooth decay; however, this was statistically significant only among school type (p<0.05). Around (45%) knew about fluoride and only 36% properly identified fluoride's action as preventing cavities. This was statistically significant among both gender and school type (p<0.05). Seventy-five percent of students effectively distinguished gum disease symptoms, which was significant only with gender (p<0.05). Around 55% identified that oral habits have an influence on oral health, which showed significance among gender (p<0.05). Conclusion: Children oral health knowledge was not satisfactory, highlighting the need to utilize parents, schoolteachers and media to provide oral health education. It’s essential for designing and implementing a person-centered care model in dentistry.
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spelling Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian AdolescentsAdolescentDental CareHealth KnowledgeAttitudes, PracticeObjective: To assess the current level of oral health knowledge and identify information sources among adolescents in Bhubaneswar, India. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional examination was conducted among 1330 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years enrolled in 24 randomly selected government and private schools in Bhubaneswar. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the responses. Chi-square test with a level of significance set at 5% was used for statistical analysis. Results: Parents (55%) followed by media (18%) were the major sources of oral health information among the study population, which was statistically not significant in relation to gender and school type. Many subjects (95.3%) perceived sweets could cause tooth decay; however, this was statistically significant only among school type (p<0.05). Around (45%) knew about fluoride and only 36% properly identified fluoride's action as preventing cavities. This was statistically significant among both gender and school type (p<0.05). Seventy-five percent of students effectively distinguished gum disease symptoms, which was significant only with gender (p<0.05). Around 55% identified that oral habits have an influence on oral health, which showed significance among gender (p<0.05). Conclusion: Children oral health knowledge was not satisfactory, highlighting the need to utilize parents, schoolteachers and media to provide oral health education. It’s essential for designing and implementing a person-centered care model in dentistry.EDUEPB - EDITORA DA UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DA PARAÍBA2021-11-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/620Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada; Vol. 21 (2021); e0099Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada; v. 21 (2021); e00991983-46321519-0501reponame:Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB)instacron:UEPBenghttps://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/620/327Copyright (c) 2021 Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integradahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNagarajappa, Ramesh Naik, Debasruti Ramesh, Gayathri 2021-11-11T17:25:00Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/620Revistahttps://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/PUBhttps://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/oaipboci.editoria@gmail.com || alessandrouepb@gmail.com1983-46321519-0501opendoar:2021-11-11T17:25Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada (Online) - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
title Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
spellingShingle Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
Nagarajappa, Ramesh
Adolescent
Dental Care
Health Knowledge
Attitudes, Practice
title_short Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
title_full Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
title_fullStr Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
title_sort Sources of Oral Health Information and its Relationship on Knowledge Among Indian Adolescents
author Nagarajappa, Ramesh
author_facet Nagarajappa, Ramesh
Naik, Debasruti
Ramesh, Gayathri
author_role author
author2 Naik, Debasruti
Ramesh, Gayathri
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nagarajappa, Ramesh
Naik, Debasruti
Ramesh, Gayathri
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adolescent
Dental Care
Health Knowledge
Attitudes, Practice
topic Adolescent
Dental Care
Health Knowledge
Attitudes, Practice
description Objective: To assess the current level of oral health knowledge and identify information sources among adolescents in Bhubaneswar, India. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional examination was conducted among 1330 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years enrolled in 24 randomly selected government and private schools in Bhubaneswar. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the responses. Chi-square test with a level of significance set at 5% was used for statistical analysis. Results: Parents (55%) followed by media (18%) were the major sources of oral health information among the study population, which was statistically not significant in relation to gender and school type. Many subjects (95.3%) perceived sweets could cause tooth decay; however, this was statistically significant only among school type (p<0.05). Around (45%) knew about fluoride and only 36% properly identified fluoride's action as preventing cavities. This was statistically significant among both gender and school type (p<0.05). Seventy-five percent of students effectively distinguished gum disease symptoms, which was significant only with gender (p<0.05). Around 55% identified that oral habits have an influence on oral health, which showed significance among gender (p<0.05). Conclusion: Children oral health knowledge was not satisfactory, highlighting the need to utilize parents, schoolteachers and media to provide oral health education. It’s essential for designing and implementing a person-centered care model in dentistry.
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