Vol. 6, Issue 3, Part B (2020)
Knowledge, attitude and practical behaviour of mothers, regarding their child’s oral health in Kota region
Author(s):
Madhu Saini, Manish Goel, Rubaab Brar, Srinandan Pradhan, Simarjeet Kaur and Ajay Singh
Abstract:
Introduction: Dental caries is one of the most common multifactorial infectious microbial diseases. Family imposes the most important effects on the psychological, physical, and social aspects of health from the moment a child is born. Mother’s knowledge and attitude have a great impact on prevention and progression of this diseases.
Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practical behaviour of mothers from different socio-economic groups regarding their children’s oral health in Kota.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted via questionnaire form targeting 390 mothers who reported in Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry at Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Kota. Respondent were divided into two groups according to their socioeconomic status (SES). Group I: annual income below 60,000(LOW-SES) Group II: annual income above 60,000(HIGH-SES). Data were entered and analyzed using chi-square test, fisher’s exact test using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (16.0). Scoring of knowledge, attitude and practice was given according to percentage of correct response: (0% - 33.33%) – poor, (33.33% - 66.66%) – average, (66.33% - 100%) – good.
Results: Knowledge of majority of mothers from both the groups is significantly less regarding effect of imbalanced diet and prolonged bottle/breast feeding, fluoride content of their toothpaste on dental caries. Awareness regarding treatment of milk teeth, oral health affecting general health was more in HSEG than LSEG.
Conclusion: The level of awareness among mothers of LSES is relatively low and there is need for the implementation of oral health awareness programs.
Pages: 115-121 | 1069 Views 250 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Madhu Saini, Manish Goel, Rubaab Brar, Srinandan Pradhan, Simarjeet Kaur and Ajay Singh. Knowledge, attitude and practical behaviour of mothers, regarding their child’s oral health in Kota region. Int. J. Appl. Dent. Sci. 2020;6(3):115-121.
