一项横断面研究中一组青春期前儿童对正畸治疗程序的认知评估。
Evaluation of awareness regarding orthodontic procedures among a group of preadolescents in a cross-sectional study.
作者信息
Pandey Madhu, Singh Jaideep, Mangal Garima, Yadav Pramod
机构信息
Department of Orthodontics, Rungta Dental College, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Maharana Pratap Dental College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
出版信息
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2014 Jan;4(1):44-7. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.131264.
OBJECTIVE
This study was carried out to know the level of awareness regarding orthodontic procedures among preadolescents as there is very high prevalence of malocclusion.
METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 1010 subjects with a mean age of (in years) was 13.02 ± 2.146. A self-administered structured questionnaire proforma was used. Pilot study was done to validate the questionnaire, which was constituted of nine items. The Student's t-test and ANOVA test along with stepwise multiple linear regression were applied for the statistical evaluation of means. The level of significance was set at 0.05.
RESULTS
The overall awareness of orthodontist among the school going children was 45.1%. The knowledge of orthodontic procedures was significantly higher among girls (4.46 ± 1.671) when compared to boys (4.00 ± 1.489). When the results were compared according to the area of location most of the students in the urban areas gave a positive response regarding awareness when compared to children in the rural community.
CONCLUSION
This group of preadolescents showed moderate level of awareness regarding orthodontic procedures as they mentioned that it helps in esthetics, better oral hygiene, mastication, and healthy lifestyle.
目的
由于错牙合畸形的患病率很高，本研究旨在了解青春期前儿童对正畸程序的认知水平。
方法
本横断面研究在1010名受试者中进行，他们的平均年龄为（岁）13.02±2.146。使用了一份自我管理的结构化问卷模板。进行了预试验以验证问卷，问卷由九个项目组成。采用学生t检验和方差分析以及逐步多元线性回归对均值进行统计评估。显著性水平设定为0.05。
结果
在校儿童对正畸医生的总体认知率为45.1%。与男孩（4.00±1.489）相比，女孩（4.46±1.671）对正畸程序的了解明显更高。根据居住地区进行比较时，与农村社区的儿童相比，大多数城市地区的学生对认知情况给出了肯定回答。
结论
这群青春期前儿童对正畸程序的认知水平中等，因为他们提到正畸有助于美观、更好的口腔卫生、咀嚼和健康的生活方式。
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