Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pediatricians Regarding Early Childhood Caries and Infant’s Oral Health: A Cross-sectional Study. | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 18, Volume 68, Issue 4 - Serial Number 1, October 2022, Pages 3085-3095 PDF (371.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2022.117102.2225 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sara Hegazy* 1; Randa Abd Al Gawad2; Marwa Elchaghaby3 | ||
| 1Master Degree of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University | ||
| 2Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Dentistry & Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: This study aimed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of pediatricians regarding Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and Infant’ Oral Health (IOH). Methodology: A total number of 141 pediatricians completed a structured closed-ended questionnaire composed of 30 closed-ended multiple-choice questions and divided into 4 sections as follows: Sociodemographic data, knowledge assessment questions, attitude assessment questions, and practice assessment questions. The questionnaire was presented in two forms: hard copies (printed forms) and online google forms. The collected data were statistically analyzed to assess the KAP of the participants regarding ECC and IOH. Results: A significantly high percentage of the participants had good knowledge 133(94.3%) (p < 0.001), good attitude 134 (95.0%) (p < 0.001) and good practice level 90 (63.8%) (p=0.001) regarding ECC and IOH. There was no significant relation between the qualification and the level of knowledge (p=0.514), attitude (p=0.739), and practice regarding ECC and IOH (p=0.258). There was no significant relation between the years of experience and the level of knowledge (p=0.881), and practice (p=0.493). While the correlation with the attitude level was significant (p=0.017), with a significantly higher percentage of the respondents with good attitude having less than 5 years of experience 51 (98.1%) or having 5-10 years of experience 66 (97.1% ) (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Pediatricians have an overall good KAP regarding ECC and IOH. There was a statistically significant correlation between the years of experience of the pediatricians and attitude level regarding ECC and IOH. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Oral health, Early childhood caries; pediatricians, knowledge; Attitude and Practice | ||
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