KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES REGARDING ORAL HYGIENE IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN OF BOTH GENDERS, AGED 10–15 YEARS

Authors

  • SOFIA KABIR Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • RIAZ GUL Kabir Medical College, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i2.478

Keywords:

Oral hygiene. Gender, KAP

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study is to assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) regarding oral hygiene in 10–15 year old school going children and its gender wise analysis.
Methodology:It was a cross sectional study conducted on 400 school going children of 10 to 15 years age of both genders. Systematic random sampling technique was used. Custom made Questionnaire was used as tool to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of children regarding oral hygiene. Pilot study was conducted on 10% of the sample size. The data collected was analyzed on SPSS version 16.
Results: No significant difference was observed with regard to knowledge between male and female students. Majority of the students, more significantly girls, were aware of the benefits of tooth brush (p=0.01), and dental flossing (p=0.006). 69.2% of the respondents in this study, significantly more girls (p=0.02), brushed their teeth at least twice a day. Majority (66.8%) students preferred brushing their teeth after meals and 41.4%, mainly girls (p=0.01), used circular motion of the brush for cleaning their teeth.
Conclusions: The underlying knowledge of oral hygiene in our respondents was lacking in both genders. Girls were found to have a more positive attitude towards tooth brushing and dental flossing, though the actual practice of dental flossing was low in both genders. Girls were also keener on brushing their teeth at least twice a day and preferred using circular motions of the brush.

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Published

2013-06-30

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SOFIA KABIR, & RIAZ GUL. (2013). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES REGARDING ORAL HYGIENE IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN OF BOTH GENDERS, AGED 10–15 YEARS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 3(2), 8–13. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i2.478

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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