Oral Health Knowledge and Attitude of Students In UAE

Autor:	Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad Al-Bayati, Aysha Rashed Al-Suwaidi, Shatha Al-Sharbatti
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Exact test Scoring system business.industry Cross-sectional study Informed consent Family medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Medicine Dental insurance Oral health business Test (assessment)
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development.
ISSN:	0976-5506 0976-0245
DOI:	10.37506/ijphrd.v12i2.14096
Popis:	Objectives: To assess the oral health knowledge and attitude in school students grade 7-12, in Ajman, UAEand to identify predictors of poor oral knowledge and attitudes and to determine common barriers to oralhealth care.Method: A Cross sectional study among students, grade 7 -12, whose parents signed informed consent fortheir participation. Random selection of schools and participants was done. Validated self-administeredquestionnaire was employed. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed by scoring system. Official ethicalapproval was obtained. Data analyzed by SPSS software. Chi- square test, Fishers’ Exact test, logisticregression analysis and Mann-Whitney test were used.Results: The study included 395 participants,mostly ? 13- year-old, females, UAE national, having familysize
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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