Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Nursing Students in the North-Eastern Part of Rajasthan, India

BACKGROUND: Professional and paramedical students have a key role in oral health promotion. The aim of this study was to assess oral health–related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) among the nursing students in Rajasthan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was...

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Autores principales: Yadav, Om Prakash, Khan, Akbar, Khan, Sabana, Gupta, Shubhi, Gupta, Ravi, Gupta, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31516527
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_20_19
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Professional and paramedical students have a key role in oral health promotion. The aim of this study was to assess oral health–related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) among the nursing students in Rajasthan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was carried out among 409 nursing students from five different institutes who were selected by simple random sampling. A 27-item questionnaire was used to assess KAP. The resulting data were analyzed using frequency distribution. RESULTS: Over 50% of the students used toothbrush and toothpaste twice a day to maintain their oral hygiene. Besides, 41% recognized the importance of dental visit in case of gingival bleeding and knew that poor oral hygiene is responsible for bad breath. CONCLUSIONS: Oral health–related behavior among the nursing students needs improvement. More educational and preventive programs should be organized to achieve better results.

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