Baseer Mohammad Abdul, Alenazy Mohammed Suliman, Alasqah Mohammad, Algabbani Mansoor, Mehkari Aleemullah
Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2012 Jul;9(4):386-92.
The aim of this study was to assess the oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among the health care professionals working at KFMC, Riyadh.
A cross-sectional study of 161 health professionals consisting of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, technicians and medical students was carried out using a structured, self-administered, close-ended questionnaire. Responses were collected and descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi square tests and z-tests were performed.
Doctors showed a high mean knowledge score as compared with other health professionals. Comparison of oral health knowledge scores among the different types of health professionals yielded statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The attitude toward visit to the dentist varied; 52.7% of nurses and 50% of technicians said that they would like to visit the dentist regularly. 66.7% of the medical students visit the dentist whenever they get pain in their tooth. 54.5% doctors and 45.8% pharmacists are likely to visit the dentist occasionally. For 60% medical students, tooth ache was the driving factor for their last visit. Majority of the health professionals said that the fear of drilling was the main reason for avoiding the dentist. Almost all the health professionals said that they cleaned their tooth by toothbrush and toothpaste. Less than 50% of the health professionals used mouth wash and dental floss. Less than 10% used Miswak and toothpick as part of their oral hygiene.
Oral health knowledge among the health professionals working in KFMC, Riyadh was lower than what would be expected of these groups, which had higher literacy levels in health care, but they showed a positive attitude toward professional dental care.
本研究旨在评估利雅得国王法赫德医疗城(KFMC)医护人员的口腔健康知识、态度和行为。
采用结构化、自填式、封闭式问卷对161名医护人员进行横断面研究,这些人员包括医生、护士、药剂师、技术人员和医学生。收集答卷并进行描述性统计、方差分析、卡方检验和z检验。
与其他医护人员相比,医生的平均知识得分较高。不同类型医护人员的口腔健康知识得分比较存在统计学显著差异(P < 0.05)。对看牙医的态度各不相同;52.7%的护士和50%的技术人员表示他们愿意定期看牙医。66.7%的医学生在牙齿疼痛时会去看牙医。54.5%的医生和45.8%的药剂师可能偶尔去看牙医。60%的医学生表示牙痛是他们上次看牙医的驱动因素。大多数医护人员表示害怕钻牙是避免看牙医的主要原因。几乎所有医护人员都说他们用牙刷和牙膏清洁牙齿。不到50%的医护人员使用漱口水和牙线。不到10%的人使用阿拉伯树牙刷和牙签作为口腔卫生的一部分。
利雅得国王法赫德医疗城的医护人员的口腔健康知识低于对这些在医疗保健方面识字水平较高的群体的预期,但他们对专业牙科护理表现出积极态度。