Khan Siraj Daa, Al Qahtani Bassam Hassan, Alamer Hamad Mohammad, Al Dashil Mohammed Saleh, Asiri Ziyad Mohammed, Asiri Yasir Ali, Alkorbi Mansoor Hamad, Altouk Abdullelah Abduaslam
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA.
Bioinformation. 2022 Oct 31;18(10):1016-1020. doi: 10.6026/973206300181016. eCollection 2022.
The consumption of carbonated beverages or soda drinks has increased due to media advertisements. These drinks have ill effects on dental as well as on general health especially in children and adolescent. Therefore, a study was carried out to check the knowledge and attitude of children in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire-based study was conducted. It comprises of three parts i) demographic details ii) attitude toward consumption of soda drinks and iii) knowledge about soda drinks. A total of 393 primary elementary School Children age range 5 to 15 years old responded the questionnaire. 47.3% children drank soda on weekly basis. More than half participants did not have knowledge about the effects of soda on health (55.2%) and on teeth (53.9%). The knowledge of children about the effects of soda drinks on dental health in not convincing one. However, their attitude was relatively better. There is a need to improve their practices for prevention of dental and general health.
由于媒体广告的影响,碳酸饮料或汽水的消费量有所增加。这些饮料对牙齿以及整体健康都有不良影响,尤其是对儿童和青少年。因此,开展了一项研究以调查沙特阿拉伯儿童的知识和态度。进行了一项基于问卷的研究。它包括三个部分:i)人口统计学细节;ii)对汽水消费的态度;iii)关于汽水的知识。共有393名年龄在5至15岁的小学儿童回答了问卷。47.3%的儿童每周喝汽水。超过一半的参与者不了解汽水对健康(55.2%)和牙齿(53.9%)的影响。儿童对汽水饮料对牙齿健康影响的了解并不令人信服。然而,他们的态度相对较好。有必要改善他们预防牙齿和整体健康的行为。