Parental Perceptions of Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Dentistry: a Cross-sectional Study Using the PAPA Scale
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,610
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Parental Knowledge and Beliefs on Antibiotic Use (Knowledge and Beliefs Subscale of the PAPA Scale)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to assess parents' knowledge of antibiotic use and its relationship with their children's oral health.
详细描述
This study included 805 children (ages 3-14 years) and their parents. A face-to-face questionnaire with 45 items was used to assess parental knowledge and attitudes using the PAPA (Parental Perceptions on Antibiotics) scale. Children's oral health was clinically evaluated using DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) and PUFA (pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess) indices.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 3 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Children whose parents were literate in Turkish, enabling reliable communication.
- •Children whose parents had no communication impairments, ensuring accurate data collection.
排除标准
- •Children who attended the clinic with a legal guardian or relative other than their parents.
- •Children whose parents had inadequate health status preventing successful completion of the questionnaire.
- •Children with any diagnosed mental illness.
- •Children whose parents had any diagnosed mental illness.
结局指标
主要结局
Parental Knowledge and Beliefs on Antibiotic Use (Knowledge and Beliefs Subscale of the PAPA Scale)
时间窗: 1 month
Evaluation of parents' knowledge level and misbeliefs regarding antibiotic use: This score is obtained from the Knowledge and Beliefs subscale of the PAPA scale and measures the level of knowledge of parents on issues such as the necessity and appropriateness of antibiotics.
DMFT Index (Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth) Score
时间窗: 1 month
The DMFT index assesses the dental caries experience by counting the number of decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth. Scores range from 0 to 28 (or 32 depending on dentition), where higher scores indicate worse dental health (more caries experience).
PUFA Index (Pulpal involvement, Ulceration, Fistula, and Abscess) Score
时间窗: 1 month
The PUFA index measures the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries, including pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess formation. Scores range from 0 to 4, where higher scores indicate more severe clinical complications due to untreated caries.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
DİLARA NİL GÜNAÇAR
Assoc. Prof.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital