Effect of Educational Intervention in Mothers for Prevention of Caries in Their Children, A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 126
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- improvement in child's oral hygiene
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an educational intervention on mothers knowledge, attitudes and practices for preventing childhood caries.
详细描述
Health education is being used as a key preventive tool in the prevention of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, mental illness, neurological disturbances as well as dental diseases.
Amongst the dental diseases, dental caries is a high prevalence chronic childhood disease having long term growth and developmental implications . A number of educational programs have been utilized to decrease its prevalence especially in disadvantaged communities.
Dental caries is a complex interplay of a number of risk factors such as demographic (socioeconomic status, race, etc.) behavioral, dietary and cultural factors. Among the dietary intake, the most significant risk factor has been a high frequency intake of sugary foods and drinks.Patterns of sugar intake are established early in life and sugar intake increases in the first two years of life.
Early feeding practices and lack of oral hygiene maintenance have been identified as risk factors for caries in subsequent years. Maternal education can prove to be protective against dental caries by way of child's dietary practices.
Research has also indicated a reduction in prevalence of caries in children whose parents were previously participants of an oral health educational program.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 9 Months 至 15 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Mothers of 9-15 months old attending the vaccination clinic who consented to be a part of the study
排除标准
- •Mothers with severely ill children or children suffering from a co-morbid disease.
研究组 & 干预措施
pamphlet and reminder
pictorial oral health pamphlet comprising of instructions on child's oral hygiene and feeding practices and a oral health education reminder phone call after a period of one month.
干预措施: oral health education (Behavioral)
pamphlet and reminder
pictorial oral health pamphlet comprising of instructions on child's oral hygiene and feeding practices and a oral health education reminder phone call after a period of one month.
干预措施: reminder phone call (Behavioral)
pamphlet only
oral health education pictorial pamphlet would be provided to mothers however there will be no reminder phone calls.
干预措施: oral health education (Behavioral)
control
no oral health education or reminder phone calls will be provided to mothers.
结局指标
主要结局
improvement in child's oral hygiene
时间窗: 3 months
Increase in the frequency of tooth brushing, use of a proper oral hygiene aid would indicate an improvement in the child's oral hygiene as reported by the mother after a three month follow up period.
次要结局
- reduction in sugar intake(3 months)
研究者
Dr Fatima Ishfaq
Dr. Fatima Ishfaq
University of the Punjab