Oral hygiene practices of non-dental nurses in a tertiary hospital in North-West Nigeria
| Autor: | Zainab F Ibrahim, Lawal O Teslim, Ibrahim Aliyu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 105-109 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2772-5243 2772-5251 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_27_17 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Poor oral hygiene results in dental caries and this has been associated with cardiovascular morbidities. Therefore achieving a good oral hygiene will significantly improve the quality of health. Materials and Methods: This was a crosssectional study; it was carried out between October and December 2016. Non-dental nurses in the hospital were consecutively recruited, and a pretested selfadministered questionnaire was administered. Results: There were 36 (37.1%) males, 61 (62.9%) females with male to female ratio of 1:1.7. Sixtysix percent of the respondents used toothbrush and paste for oral cleansing. However, majority of them changed their brush on 2–3 monthly basis; similarly, 56 (57.7%) of the respondents brushed at least twice in a day. Fortysix (47.4%) of the respondents used mouth wash while 51 (52.6%) did not; and among the nonusers, the majority (47.1%) believed mouth wash was ineffective. Thirtyeight (39.2%) of the respondents did brush for |
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