An educational intervention program on knowledge about oral hygiene measures.
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2014-10
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Background: Health education is a process of transmission of knowledge and skills necessary
for improvement in quality of life. Objectives: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study
was to evaluate the oral hygiene related knowledge among the population in a selected
community before and after health education. Materials and Methods: A total of 106
respondents were taken purposively at South Pirerbag of Dhaka city. Baseline data were
collected by pre-tested structured questionnaire. An educational intervention program was
conducted by dividing the respondents into seven groups, 15 in each group; method was
group discussion and lecture; poster, model of teeth and brush were the aids. Post intervention
data were collected by the same questionnaire. Results: Among the respondents, 61.32% were
male and 38.68% were female, mean age was 46.25 years, 35.85% had primary level
education, monthly family income was Tk 5000-10000 in 66.98%. Before intervention
64.15% told that teeth should be cleaned twice daily, 62.26% told teeth should be cleaned by
brush and paste and 2.83% told teeth should be cleaned after breakfast and night; whereas
after intervention the result was 91.51%, 85.85% and 67.93% respectively. Before
intervention 66.98% stated that tobacco is hazardous to health but 32.4% have no idea about
the type of diseases that occur due to tobacco; whereas after intervention 89.62% told that
tobacco is hazardous to health and most of them had idea about harmful effect of tobacco.
Conclusion: Educational intervention program is effective to improve the knowledge of the
respondents about oral hygiene.
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knowledge, oral hygiene, health education
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Karim F, Begum J. An educational intervention program on knowledge about oral hygiene measures. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2014; 13(4): 421-426.