Knowledge, attitude and practices towards oral health among secondary school students in Huye district, Rwanda.
Afr Health Sci
; 24(1): 250-261, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38962326
ABSTRACT
Background:
Good oral health knowledge is considered to be crucial for health-related practices and better oral hygiene.Objective:
This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices towards oral health among secondary student in Huye district.Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 386 students from public secondary schools with advanced level. Boarding secondary schools were excluded. Stratified Clustering sampling technique was used for selecting study participants. A closed ended questionnaire was used for collecting data. Results were found on the basis of percentage and frequency using SPSS 21.0 version.Results:
The majority of participants, 222 (57.5%) were female and 164 (42.5%) were male. The majority of the participants, 168 (43.5%) were between 15-17 years old. Out of the total population of students 1.8% had good knowledge, 56.2% had average knowledge and 42% had poor knowledge about oral health. Moreover, 56.2% had negative and 43.8% had positive oral health attitudes and overall practice towards oral hygiene of students showed that 74.6 % had poor practice and 24.4% had good practices.Conclusion:
Oral hygiene has to be long life practice and oral health education have to be included as part of the school environment.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oral Hygiene
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Students
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Oral Health
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Afr Health Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article