Mwangosi Ibrahim E A T, Nyandindi Ursuline
Mbeya School of Dental Therapists, Tanzania.
Int Dent J. 2002 Jun;52(3):130-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2002.tb00617.x.
To assess the oral health related knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and self-assessed status of primary school teachers in Rungwe, Tanzania.
195 final year teacher trainees and 239 in-service teachers.
A structured questionnaire.
School teachers were generally well informed and had moderate attitudes and behaviours to oral health related issues. However, a few but important deficiencies in this regard have been identified on which recommendations are presented. A substantial proportion of teachers reported having dental problems. However, the teachers had positive attitudes towards oral health education to pupils as part of a teaching curriculum. A professional support is called upon for teachers from the oral health personnel in terms of oral health education training at teachers' colleges, to prepare the teacher trainees for their future task.
In-service teachers need to be motivated to improve their awareness on sound oral health information, attitudes and behaviours. This will facilitate their role as school oral health education providers in Tanzanian primary schools.
评估坦桑尼亚伦圭地区小学教师与口腔健康相关的知识、态度、行为及自我评估状况。
195名最后一年的实习教师和239名在职教师。
采用结构化问卷。
学校教师总体上了解情况良好，对口腔健康相关问题持适度的态度和行为。然而，已发现这方面存在一些但很重要的不足之处，并提出了相关建议。相当一部分教师报告有牙齿问题。不过，教师们对将口腔健康教育纳入教学课程向学生开展持积极态度。呼吁口腔卫生人员在师范学院为教师提供口腔健康教育培训方面给予专业支持，以便让实习教师为未来的任务做好准备。
需要激励在职教师提高对正确口腔健康信息、态度和行为的认识。这将有助于他们在坦桑尼亚小学中发挥学校口腔健康教育提供者的作用。
