Primary School Children's Oral and Dental Health Knowledge Assessed With Different Educational Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 464
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- After education knowledge
研究概览
简要总结
Different educational methods may play a crucial role in oral and dental health education programs.
The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of different educational methods on the knowledge levels of primary school children regarding oral and dental health. The null hypothesis of this study is that there is no difference between education methods on the level of knowledge acquired by children about oral and dental health.
详细描述
This cross-sectional study included 10-11 year old 5th grade students from primary schools located in the center of Tokat, Turkey. The purpose of the study was explained to the school principal, and after obtaining their approval, informed consent forms were sent to the parents. The study was conducted between January and June 2022 in conference halls or classrooms within the schools.
The study questions were developed by 4 expert pediatric dentists after a thorough literature review. The questions were designed to test the children's knowledge of oral and dental health. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
In the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model.
In the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content.
In the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 10 Years 至 11 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Children aged 10-11 years
排除标准
- •Mental, visual, or auditory disabilities Not being diagnosed with a syndrome
结局指标
主要结局
After education knowledge
时间窗: 1 year
A questionnaire was administered to the children to measure their oral and dental health knowledge and then educations were given. After the educations, the same questionnaire was applied again to determine how effective these educations were according to the groups and their knowledge levels were evaluated. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Canan Bayraktar Nahir
Assistant Professor
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University