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

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Caries in Children; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-15
• Study Completion: 2024-12-25
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

• School children aged (6 to15) years old.
• Children with or without previous dental experience.

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal of participation.
• Children with a mental or physical disability

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral health related attitude	6 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

Name	Time	Method
Change in oral health related Knowledge, attitude and practice	6 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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt