Lawal Folake Barakat, Taiwo Juliana Obontu, Oke Gbemi Aderemi
University of Ibadan, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry; University College Hospital, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry.
Afr Health Sci. 2015 Mar;15(1):233-9. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v15i1.30.
In order to institute preventive programmes against harmful traditional oral health practices there is a need to identify targets.
To investigate factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional study of adult residents selected by simple random sampling in a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria, was conducted over a period of six months. Information was obtained with interviewer administered questionnaires. Data were recorded using SPSS version 16 software.
A total of 172 (44.1%) respondents were aware of the existence of traditional healers for dental problems. Only 34 (8.7%) participants had been to traditional healers on account of toothache. About 76.5% reported having relief after treatment with relapse occurring in 12 cases (46.2%). Twenty (58.8%) of these (34) participants said they would not choose this option of treating dental problems in future. Significant associations existed between knowing that traditional healers provided dental treatment and gender (p = 0.001) or history of dental problems (p =0.008).
The study showed moderate awareness of traditional oral care practices in Ibadan, Nigeria as influenced by gender and previous dental problems.
为了制定针对有害传统口腔健康行为的预防计划，有必要确定目标人群。
调查影响尼日利亚伊巴丹城郊社区居民对传统口腔健康行为的认知及参与情况的因素。
在尼日利亚伊巴丹的一个城郊社区，通过简单随机抽样对成年居民进行了为期六个月的横断面研究。通过访谈者发放问卷获取信息。使用SPSS 16版软件记录数据。
共有172名（44.1%）受访者知晓存在治疗牙齿问题的传统治疗师。仅有34名（8.7%）参与者因牙痛去过传统治疗师处。约76.5%的人报告治疗后疼痛缓解，12例（46.2%）出现复发。这34名参与者中有20名（58.8%）表示他们未来不会选择这种治疗牙齿问题的方式。知晓传统治疗师提供牙齿治疗与性别（p = 0.001）或牙齿问题病史（p = 0.008）之间存在显著关联。
研究表明，受性别和既往牙齿问题影响，尼日利亚伊巴丹对传统口腔护理行为的认知程度中等。
