印度东北部曼尼普尔邦青少年口腔健康知识、态度及自我护理行为的评估——一项全州范围的横断面研究
Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Care Practice Among Adolescents - A State Wide Cross- Sectional Study in Manipur, North Eastern India.
作者信息
Wahengbam Pragya Pandey, Kshetrimayum Nandita, Wahengbam Brucelee Singh, Nandkeoliar Tanya, Lyngdoh Daiasharailang
机构信息
Associate Professor, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences , Imphal, Manipur, India .
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences , Imphal, Manipur, India .
出版信息
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jun;10(6):ZC65-70. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20693.8002. Epub 2016 Jun 1.
INTRODUCTION
The World Health Organization global strategy of promoting oral health have shown vast improvements in developed countries but the scenario is glum among underprivileged communities due to lacunae in implementation of these promotional programs. Manipur, a North Eastern state in India, is one such marginalized area.
AIM
The study aimed to evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards oral health in 15-18 year adolescents residing in Manipur together with the association of these variables to sociodemographic factors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This cross-sectional study included 810 healthy adolescents drawn from various primary health care centers spanning in all the nine districts of Manipur. A closed ended questionnaire for the purpose of collecting data was used in the survey.
RESULTS
Of the total participants 90.9% had high knowledge, 79.8% had favorable attitude and 70.4% had adequate practice towards oral health. Education of the parents and respondents was the only factor significantly associated with all three variables, knowledge, attitude and practice. Significant and positive linear correlation between knowledge-attitude (r=0.369, p<0.01) knowledge-practice (r=0.405, p<0.01) and attitude-practice (r =0.353, p<0.01), were observed.
CONCLUSION
An overwhelming majority of the respondents had high knowledge, favorable attitude and sound practice with respect to oral health. A positive linear correlation exists between the knowledge, attitude and practice. Evidence based reinforcement programs should be introduced to further reduce the gap between knowledge, attitude and practice. The study will also serve as a reference value for use in future evaluation to help measure the effectiveness of the planned activities. Future research needs to focus on establishing the dental caries prevalence and oral hygiene status of Manipuri youth.
引言
世界卫生组织促进口腔健康的全球战略在发达国家已取得巨大进步，但由于这些促进项目实施中的缺陷，贫困社区的情况不容乐观。印度东北部的曼尼普尔邦就是这样一个边缘化地区。
目的
本研究旨在评估居住在曼尼普尔邦的15 - 18岁青少年对口腔健康的知识、态度和行为（KAP），以及这些变量与社会人口统计学因素的关联。
材料与方法
这项横断面研究纳入了810名来自曼尼普尔邦所有九个区的不同初级卫生保健中心的健康青少年。调查中使用了一份封闭式问卷来收集数据。
结果
在所有参与者中，90.9%的人有丰富的知识，79.8%的人态度良好，70.4%的人在口腔健康方面有适当的行为。父母和受访者的教育程度是与知识、态度和行为这三个变量显著相关的唯一因素。观察到知识与态度（r = 0.369，p < 0.01）、知识与行为（r = 0.405，p < 0.01）以及态度与行为（r = 0.353，p < 0.01）之间存在显著的正线性相关性。
结论
绝大多数受访者在口腔健康方面有丰富的知识、良好的态度和正确的行为。知识、态度和行为之间存在正线性相关性。应引入基于证据的强化项目，以进一步缩小知识、态度和行为之间的差距。该研究也将为未来评估提供参考价值，以帮助衡量计划活动的有效性。未来的研究需要聚焦于确定曼尼普尔邦青年的龋齿患病率和口腔卫生状况。
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