The Effect of Oral Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Dental Caries Among Egyptian School Children

Cairo University115 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study type Others: Observational Before and after study

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

115

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Oral health educationOTHER

Oral Health Education Program performed in the school.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 15 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oral health related attitude

Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive attitude

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in oral health related Knowledge, attitude and practice

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

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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