Evaluation of oral Health-Related Knowledge And Practice Among Students of Secondary Education Schools in Durrës, Albania
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the oral health – related knowledge and practice among students of public secondary education schools in Durrës, Albania and to see if these practices were correlated with gender, parents’ education years and parents’ profession (dentist, health related or not health related profession). A questionnaire study was conducted among 360 students in public schools of secondary education in Durrës. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information about demographic characteristics of the respondents and their oral health - related knowledge and practices. A descriptive analysis followed by a correlation analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The majority of respondents (61.1%) brushed their teeth twice a day, while a lot did not know what dental floss (27.2%) and mouthwash (46.1%) were. 64.2% changed their toothbrush after 3 months of use. Most of them (41.7%) went to the doctor only when in pain and only 37.5% went every six months. The main source of information was considered the dentist. Generally, females had better practices and knowledge than males. Having one parent whose profession was related to health care did not make them have a better oral health care routine. The oral health - related knowledge and practices are moderate and a lot should be done to improve it. A good informative strategy is needed since oral health is important and impacts general health.
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Msc. Enxhi Hasani
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