COMPARISON OF ORAL HEALTH RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, FROM 6 TO 12 YEARS, OF RURAL AREAS WITH NON-SCHOOL CHILDREN OF DISTRICT MALAKAND, KHYBER PUKHTUNKHWA
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i02.220Keywords:
Oral healthy, School children, Non School Children, Knowledge, Attitude and PracticeAbstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the comparison of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about oral health among school and non-school children, from age 6-12 years, in District Malakand.
Material and Methods: A representative sample of 400 children, 200 school and 200 non-school children, was drawn from 4 villages. Self administrated questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection.
Results: The results of this study show that school children had better Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about oral health than non-school children, although overall level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice was low in both school and non-school children group. Teachers were the main source of information in school children, while in non school group others like friends and community were key informants. Systematic community-oriented oral health promotion agendas are required to enhance oral health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the children.
Conclusions: School children have better knowledge, attitude and practice about oral health than non-school children. The study revealed that parents played a key role to create awareness on oral health among children.
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