Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Care Practice Among Adolescents - A State Wise Cross-Sectional Study in Manipur, North Eastern India
| Autor: | Pragya Pandey Wahengbam, Nandita Kshetrimayum, BruceLee Singh Wahengbam, Tanya Nandkeoliar, Daiasharailang Lyngdoh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp ZC65-ZC70 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20693.8002 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The World Health Organization global strategy of promoting oral health have shown vast improvements in developed countries but the scenario is glum among underprivileged communities due to lacunae in implementation of these promotional programs. Manipur, a North Eastern state in India, is one such marginalized area. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards oral health in 15-18 year adolescents residing in Manipur together with the association of these variables to sociodemographic factors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 810 healthy adolescents drawn from various primary health care centers spanning in all the nine districts of Manipur. A closed ended questionnaire for the purpose of collecting data was used in the survey. Results: Of the total participants 90.9% had high knowledge, 79.8% had favorable attitude and 70.4% had adequate practice towards oral health. Education of the parents and respondents was the only factor significantly associated with all three variables, knowledge, attitude and practice. Significant and positive linear correlation between knowledge-attitude (r=0.369, p |
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