Authors :
Mercy Russelin Prabha R; Vijitha Chandran V
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24SEP461
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Abstract :
Mouth or oral cavity is the first part of the
digestive system. Taking care of mouth is as important as
taking care of body. Aim of this study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of awareness program on the importance of
oral care among students in selected schools. Objectives
were to evaluate the knowledge of children about the
importance of oral care before and after teaching, to
evaluate the effectiveness of teaching about importance of
oral care among school children and to find correlation
between Pretest scores about the importance of oral
hygiene among children and their demographic variables.
A structured interview questionnaire was used to collect
data from 50 samples through interview technique. One
group pretest posttest design was used. Theoretical
concept used was the open system model. Descriptive and
inferential statistics used to analyze the data. Independent
"t" test shows a significant improvement in knowledge
after the teaching programme (t = 35.2, P> 0.05). No
significant relationship exist between pretest knowledge
and demographic variables.
Keywords :
Effectiveness; Oral Hygiene; Knowledge; School Children.
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- Ramanarayanan V, Janakiram C, Joseph J, Krishnakumar K. Oral health care system analysis: A case study from India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Apr 30
- Antonija Tadin, Renata Poljak Guberina, Josipa Domazet,and Lidia Gavic, Oral Hygiene Practices and Oral Health Knowledge among Students, Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Feb; 10(2): 406
Mouth or oral cavity is the first part of the
digestive system. Taking care of mouth is as important as
taking care of body. Aim of this study was to evaluate the
effectiveness of awareness program on the importance of
oral care among students in selected schools. Objectives
were to evaluate the knowledge of children about the
importance of oral care before and after teaching, to
evaluate the effectiveness of teaching about importance of
oral care among school children and to find correlation
between Pretest scores about the importance of oral
hygiene among children and their demographic variables.
A structured interview questionnaire was used to collect
data from 50 samples through interview technique. One
group pretest posttest design was used. Theoretical
concept used was the open system model. Descriptive and
inferential statistics used to analyze the data. Independent
"t" test shows a significant improvement in knowledge
after the teaching programme (t = 35.2, P> 0.05). No
significant relationship exist between pretest knowledge
and demographic variables.
Keywords :
Effectiveness; Oral Hygiene; Knowledge; School Children.
