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The Effect of Oral Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Dental Caries Among Egyptian School Children

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Dental Caries in Children
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Interventions
Other: Oral health education
Registration Number
NCT06280547
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Aim of the study Assessing the effect of an oral health education program on knowledge, attitude, practice, and dental caries among a group of school children in a governmental school in Fayoum, Egypt.

Detailed Description

Study type Others: Observational Before and after study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
115
Inclusion Criteria
  • School children aged (6 to15) years old.
  • Children with or without previous dental experience.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Refusal of participation.
  • Children with a mental or physical disability
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
School children aged 6-15 years oldOral health educationSchool children aged (6 to15) years old. Children with or without previous dental experience. Children who agree to participate in the study along with a parent/guardian consent. Children without any mental or physical disabilities.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oral health related attitude6 months

Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive attitude

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in oral health related Knowledge, attitude and practice6 months

Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive knowledge, attitude and practice accordingly

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