卡塔尔基层医疗保健提供者对学龄前儿童口腔健康的知识、态度和实践。

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care providers towards oral health of preschool children in Qatar.

机构信息

Department of general Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

出版信息

J Prev Med Hyg. 2020 Jul 4;61(2):E205-E214. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.2.1351. eCollection 2020 Jun.

DOI:10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.2.1351

PMID:32803007

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7419124/

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Health care providers can effectively participate in oral health promotion for children in primary care setting. Currently, there are no oral health promotion programs that involve primary health care professionals in Qatar. Hence, this study was undertaken to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of all health professionals who work in the Well baby Clinics in the primary health centers.

METHOD

A 23-item questionnaire was distributed across 20 primary health centers. The questionnaire sought information on the demographic data of health professionals, their knowledge of oral health and their practices and attitudes towards critical oral health issues. Data were examined by Pearson Chi-squared tests or Fisher's Exact test (p = 0.05).

RESULTS

The response rate of the health professionals was 67%. Only 35.7% of the 225 participants received some form of oral health training during their undergraduate programme. The participants would assess the dental problem of the child (p = 0.05) and discuss the importance of tooth brushing with the mother (p = 0.03). A significant number of respondents (p = 0.04) were unlikely to assess the children's fluoride intake. There was a significant difference in the group of participants that would examine the child's teeth (p = 0.1) and counsel the mothers on prevention of dental problems (p = 0.01). This group would also refer children to dentist at 12 months of age (p = 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Health professionals had a positive attitude towards the anticipatory guidance elements of oral health. However, the knowledge of healthcare professionals on childhood oral health is rather limited.

摘要

目的

医疗保健提供者可以在初级保健环境中有效地参与儿童口腔健康促进。目前，卡塔尔没有涉及初级保健专业人员的口腔健康促进计划。因此，本研究旨在检查在初级保健中心的婴儿健康诊所工作的所有卫生专业人员的知识、态度和实践。

方法

在 20 个初级保健中心发放了一份 23 项的调查问卷。问卷收集了卫生专业人员的人口统计学数据、他们对口腔健康的了解以及他们对关键口腔健康问题的实践和态度。通过 Pearson Chi-squared 检验或 Fisher's Exact 检验（p = 0.05）检查数据。

结果

卫生专业人员的回复率为 67%。在 225 名参与者中，只有 35.7%在本科课程中接受过某种形式的口腔健康培训。参与者会评估儿童的牙齿问题（p = 0.05）并与母亲讨论刷牙的重要性（p = 0.03）。相当数量的受访者（p = 0.04）不太可能评估儿童的氟化物摄入量。在会检查儿童牙齿（p = 0.1）和就预防牙齿问题向母亲提供咨询（p = 0.01）的参与者群体中，存在显著差异。该组还将在 12 个月大时将儿童转介给牙医（p = 0.05）。