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نوع الوثيقة |
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رسالة جامعية |
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عنوان الوثيقة |
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Dental talKnowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of Pediatricians in Jeddah City Dental talKnowledge, Attitudes and Behavior of Pediatricians in Jeddah City |
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لغة الوثيقة |
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الانجليزية |
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المستخلص |
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Early assessment of the oral health status of children and timely intervention have the
potential to reduce or even eliminate the effects of oral and dental diseases. However,
, parents rarely take their children to dentist early enough to control dental diseases. On the
other hand, parents contact pediatricians even before the child is born and during his life
multiple times. Thus pediatricians are considered a perfect and reliable source for oral health
control and prevention.The aim of this study is to measure the dental knowledge, attitudes and behavior (KAB) of
pediatricians in the City of Jeddah regarding oral health status and methods for prevention of
dental diseases in children. The factors that mostly affected pediatricians' KAB, including
demographic, academic and practice related characteristics were also identified.
Material and method: A questionnaire comprised 40 questions including demographic and
KAB's questions was distributed to all pediatricians in Jeddah city. A Score was given for
each question giving a total knowledge score that ranged from 0 to l3. Total attitude scores
ranged from 0 to 6 while the total behavior scores ranged from 0 to I I. Percentages of total
scores of KABs were compared. Relations between the KAB's scores and different study
variables were investigated
Results: The response rate of pediatricians in Jeddah city (363) was 60%. Their mean age
was 39.57. Ninety-two point three percent were either Saudis or Arabian Subjects.
Pediatricians' KAB were found to be unsatisfactory. The most important observation was
that the concept of oral health prevention was deficient. Pediatricians' awareness of fissure
sealants, fluoride, dietary counseling, time of first dental visits and thumb sucking were quite
limited. The two main factors that significantly affected KAB's scores were the pediatricians'
qualification and dental information received. Consultants and others who received dental
information during the last five years showed the highest scores. However, pediatricians'
age, nationality, country of graduation and years of experience significantly affected their
attitude and behavior but not their dental knowledge.Conclusion: Over all, pediatricians' dental KAB are quite inadequate. However, increasing
their awareness of oral health through formal and informal means of dental education seems
to be promising. |
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المشرف |
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Prof. Mona EI- Kateb |
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نوع الرسالة |
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رسالة ماجستير |
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سنة النشر |
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1428 هـ
2007 م |
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تاريخ الاضافة على الموقع |
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Monday, February 15, 2010 |
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الباحثون
| هبة صباغ | Sabbagh, Heba | باحث | ماجستير | |
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