Impact of oral health education on oral health knowledge of private school children in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess the early effect of oral health education on oral health knowledge of primary and intermediate school students of private schools by utilizing pre/post questionnaires data from oral health educational projects in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Second, to examine topic-specific knowledge differences between genders, nationalities, and educational levels of the students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: = 1279) in primary and intermediate levels were extracted from the King Salman Centre for Children's Health (KSCCH) projects undertaken by Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Student's pre- and post-test data were analyzed for changes in oral health knowledge. Overall knowledge score and topic-specific knowledge scores were calculated and the differences between gender, nationality, and educational level were examined using Mann-Whitney U-test. Pre/post change in the oral health knowledge was evaluated by Wilcoxon's sign rank test. RESULTS: < 0.001) at posttest assessment. CONCLUSION: Primary and intermediate private school student's overall, and topic-specific oral health knowledge improved immediately after educational intervention provided by KSCCH. High knowledge gain was observed among female non-Saudi primary school students.
Authors: MohammadAbdul Baseer, AbdulrahmanDahham Al Saffan, AbdulAziz Alshammary, Mansour Assery, Ashraf Kamel, Ghousia Rahman
Institution: Riyadh Elm University
Language: English
Subfield: General Dentistry
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2776840482