Oral health–related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among 9-11-Year-Old Schoolchildren of Government School of Zliten – Libya

المؤلفون

  • Moamer Suliman Hwwidi Department of Ortho, Pedo, Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alasmarya University, Zliten, Libya
  • Abdulgader Ibrahim Swaid Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alasmarya University, Zliten, Libya
  • Ines Kallel Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia
  • Ahmed N. AbdAlnabi Department of Ortho, Pedo, Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alasmarya University, Zliten, Libya
  • Salah Adeen Mohammed Alrashah Department of Ortho, Pedo, Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alasmarya University, Zliten, Libya

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Oral Health، Knowledge، Attitude، Schoolchildren، Toothbrush

الملخص

Oral health is critical component of overall health, which reflects to quality of life and wellbeing. However, oral disease remains the most prevalent issues that effect on globally population public health. Objectives: The aims from current study to assess oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice among (9-11-Yrs) schoolchildren. This is a cross sectional study was conducted on 210 school students of age group (9-11-Yrs) from government primary schools of Zliten - Libya at 2024. The school and the students were selected by random sampling method. A pre-tested close- ended questionnaire was used for the study, the data was analyzed on using Microsoft Excel to assess oral and dental health knowledge and Attitude and practice in school-age children. Consent was obtained from the school administration. 50.54% of male reported changing their toothbrushes when they became worn out while 55.56% of female did it same. Majority of participants 67.74% of male schoolchildren brushed once a day compared to 58.12% of female schoolchildren. Only 11.32% participant of male schoolchildren reported the reason for dental visit was general dental check- up while 67.74% visited dentist only when sever pain and only 16.12% participant of female schoolchildren reported the reason for dental visit was general dental check-up while 58.12% visited dentist only when sever pain and 25.64% of them had never visited a dentist. 92.47% of male had the never rinsing their mouth while 84.62% of female did it same. The participants had sufficient knowledge, limited oral health behavior, gaps in practice and attitudes remain regarding oral health especially use interdental cleaning aids. Initiate the integration of a comprehensive oral health education program at school and home to enhancing oral health.

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منشور

2025-03-23

كيفية الاقتباس

Moamer Suliman Hwwidi, Abdulgader Ibrahim Swaid, Ines Kallel, Ahmed N. AbdAlnabi, & Salah Adeen Mohammed Alrashah. (2025). Oral health–related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among 9-11-Year-Old Schoolchildren of Government School of Zliten – Libya. مجلة شمال إفريقيا للنشر العلمي (NAJSP), 3(1), 233–240. استرجع في من https://najsp.com/index.php/home/article/view/465

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القسم

محور العلوم التطبيقية والطبيعية