Udoye Christopher I, Jafarzadeh Hamid
Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria.
J Oral Sci. 2010 Jun;52(2):245-9. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.52.245.
In this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, we surveyed the attitudes toward, knowledge of, and use of rubber dams (RDs) among dentists in southern Nigeria. The questionnaire, which was distributed and collected by one of the authors, requested information on the dentists' background characteristics, attitudes, and knowledge. Data were analyzed with SPSS, and the chi-square was used to assess differences in categorical variables. A total of 100 out of 108 dentists responded (92.6% response rate). The prevalence of RD use was 18%. Dentists in the government sector used RDs more often than did dentists in the private sector. About 77% of dentists had not used RDs or were unaware of how to use them. All specialists had seen RDs, but only 56% had used one in their practice. All dentists believed in the effectiveness of RDs. We conclude that rubber dams are underutilized in this population, and that dentists need to be made aware of the possibility of rubber dam use through an awareness campaign.
在这项基于问卷调查的横断面研究中，我们调查了尼日利亚南部牙医对橡皮障的态度、相关知识及使用情况。问卷由一位作者分发并收集，询问了牙医的背景特征、态度和知识等信息。数据用SPSS进行分析，卡方检验用于评估分类变量的差异。108名牙医中有100名做出回应（回应率为92.6%）。橡皮障的使用率为18%。政府部门的牙医比私营部门的牙医更常使用橡皮障。约77%的牙医未使用过橡皮障或不知道如何使用。所有专科医生都见过橡皮障，但只有56%的人在实践中使用过。所有牙医都相信橡皮障的有效性。我们得出结论，在这一人群中橡皮障未得到充分利用，需要通过开展宣传活动让牙医了解使用橡皮障的可能性。
