Parent's Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards Oral Health of Their Children With Primary Dentition: A Cross-sectional Study

NCT03919903 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Parent's Oral Health Knowledge
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 301
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Study aims to assess Parents Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Oral Health of their Children with Primary Teeth.

Conditions

Oral Health Knowledge

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parents Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP)

  Questionnaire is the measurement tool for the primary outcome, questionnaires will be admitted to the parents in the waiting area of the diagnostic clinic of Pediatric dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.The questionnaire consists of 28 questions; 10 related to knowledge, 6 to attitude, 8 to practice and 4 general questions. The response will be assessed by using a scoring system, where scores are based on correct answers. For the knowledge and practice items, the right answer is coded as 1 and the wrong answer as 0. For attitude items score 1 indicates a positive attitude, while score 0 indicates a negative attitude. The individual scores will then be summed up to yield a total score. Maximum possible score will be 10, 6 and 8 for KAP respectively. Mean Score of \<40% and≥ 40 % are considered as inadequate and adequate performance respectively. (Dikshit et al., 2018) The questionnaire was translated in Arabic language.

  one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Caries Prevalence in their children

  one year

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Year - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Parents of children with primary dentition

You may qualify if:

• Healthy children and their parents.
• Children with primary dentition.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents refuse to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental public Health, Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Links

• Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Parents toward their Children Oral Health Compared with their Dental Caries status
• Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices of Parents Regarding Oral Health and Its Correlation with Dental Caries Status of Their Children: A Cross Sectional Study

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: General Dentist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2019
• First Posted: April 18, 2019
• Study Start: November 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2020
• Study Completion: January 1, 2021
• Last Updated: May 19, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

EG (1)