埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴视障人士的口腔健康知识和口腔卫生习惯。

Oral health knowledge and oral hygiene practice among visually impaired subjects in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

机构信息

Community Dentistry Unit, Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Periodontology Unit, Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

出版信息

BMC Oral Health. 2022 May 6;22(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02199-x.

DOI:10.1186/s12903-022-02199-x

PMID:35524206

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9077845/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Oral health is a global issue. It has an enormous impact on the overall health and well-being of an individual. In addition, many studies indicate visual impairment as one of the constraints for proper maintenance of oral hygiene. However, little is known about visually impaired individuals' oral health knowledge and behavior in Ethiopia, specifically in Addis Ababa. Therefore, this study is conducted to assess the oral health knowledge and related behaviors among participants with visual impairment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

AIM

This study aimed to assess the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene practice among visually impaired participants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is initially imperative to recognize the deficiency of data regarding the dental health care and needs of such visually impaired individuals in Ethiopia.

METHODS

It is a quantitative cross-section study design carried out at the Ethiopian National Association for the blind, located in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. A survey was conducted by convenience sampling of visually impaired library attendees' at the blind association. Sixty-five individuals, of which 46 males and 19 females, agreed to take part in the study. Of these, 30.8% had partial and 69.2% total visual impairment.

RESULTS

61.3% with totally and 72% with partially visually impaired scored high in the knowledge of caries causes respectively. The use of tooth brushing was confirmed by 42.2% with totally and 25% with partially visually impaired. The use of Traditional chewing sticks was confirmed by 57.7% with totally and 30% with partially visually impaired individuals. Moreover, both (Toothbrush and Traditional chewing stick) was used by 35.5% totally and 55% partially visually impaired individuals, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The study showed the awareness about the causes of dental caries among the visually impaired was high. However, the majority of them had a significant misconception about the causes of dental caries.

摘要

背景

口腔健康是一个全球性问题。它对个人的整体健康和幸福感有着巨大的影响。此外，许多研究表明视力障碍是正确维护口腔卫生的一个限制因素。然而，在埃塞俄比亚，特别是在亚的斯亚贝巴，关于视力障碍者的口腔健康知识和行为知之甚少。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴视力障碍者的口腔健康知识和相关行为。

目的

本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴视力障碍者的口腔健康知识和口腔卫生习惯。首先，必须认识到埃塞俄比亚缺乏关于这些视力障碍者的牙科保健和需求的数据。

方法

这是一项在埃塞俄比亚盲人协会（位于埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴）进行的定量横断面研究设计。通过在盲人协会的盲人图书馆参加者中进行便利抽样进行了调查。共有 65 人同意参加研究，其中 46 名男性和 19 名女性。其中，30.8%有部分视力障碍，69.2%有完全视力障碍。

结果

完全视力障碍者中，有 61.3%的人对龋齿原因的知识得分较高，部分视力障碍者中，有 72%的人得分较高。完全视力障碍者中，有 42.2%的人确认使用了牙刷，部分视力障碍者中，有 25%的人确认使用了牙刷。完全视力障碍者中，有 57.7%的人确认使用了传统的咀嚼棒，部分视力障碍者中，有 30%的人确认使用了传统的咀嚼棒。此外，完全视力障碍者中有 35.5%，部分视力障碍者中有 55%同时使用了牙刷和传统的咀嚼棒。