Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among Nigerian primary school teachers
作者： A Ehizele , J Chiwuzie , A Ofili
DOI: 10.1111/J.1601-5037.2010.00498.X
关键词: Family medicine 、 School teachers 、 Cross-sectional study 、 Health education 、 Oral hygiene 、 Medicine 、 Private sector 、 Oral health 、 MEDLINE 、 Public sector
摘要: To cite this article: Int J Dent Hygiene9, 2011; 254–260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2010.00498.x Ehizele A, Chiwuzie J, Ofili A. Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among Nigerian primary school teachers. Abstract: Background: A multi-disciplinary approach is needed for effective dental education of children. Teachers can be used as oral educators but only if they have a good practice health. This study’s main objective was to compare the public private teachers determine proportion presently involved with children. Method: The study carried out on 320 in Benin-City, Nigeria, using self-administered questionnaire. Results: result revealed that generally had positive Many two groups poor practices. Only 42.4% respondents ever been dentist routine checkup or treatment. About 87.6% still use potentially traumatic materials interdental cleaning 60% consume regularly various forms refined sugar. Over 90% are teaching their pupils basic although knowledge aetiology most common diseases. teachers’ major source information dentist. Conclusion: Similar pattern incomplete inappropriate observed studied teachers. observation suggests serve after organized training heighten perfect
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