Rosnan, Nurul Asyiqin and Faithal, Nur Faiqah A'ntasha Mohamad and Azizi, Nurul Zeety and Hariri, Firdaus and Abdullah, Norli Anida (2024) Oral health knowledge, attitude and practice among parents of children with craniofacial syndromes. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, 48 (1). pp. 163-170. ISSN 1557-5268, DOI https://doi.org/10.22514/jocpd.2024.018.
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Parents play an important role in caring for their children's oral health, especially for those with craniofacial deformities. In this study, we analyzed the oral health knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) among parents of children of 1 to 16 years-of -age with craniofacial syndromes (CS) at Universiti Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Malaysia. This was a case-controlled study conducted between March and December 2021 involving 30 parents of children with CS and 30 parents of normal children as controls. A modified validated KAP questionnaire was distributed to all parents. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 26.0 and descriptive analysis was performed, with data expressed as mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage (%). Most respondents from both groups were mothers (73.3%) between 31 to 40 years -of-age. Both groups of parents had similar levels of oral health knowledge; there was no significant difference between the two groups for 10 of the KAP questions (p > 0.05). However, there was a significant different between the two groups with regards to two 2 relating to the definition of plaque and its relationship to dental caries (p = 0.035 and p = 0.032, respectively). Some parents of CS children believed that primary teeth were not important (23.33%) and were not concerned if their children showed changes in tooth color (26.67%). Despite parental acknowledgement of ideal practice, both groups of children showed irregular dental attendance and reduced toothbrushing frequency. Parents of children with CS had a similar depth of oral health knowledge and a slightly reduced positive attitude when compared to parents in the control group. However, both groups of parents had poor knowledge relating to the transmission and causes of dental caries. Healthcare providers should increase their awareness strategies for parents to be more aware of the ways to improve their children's oral health.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Attitude; Craniosynostosis; Craniofacial syndrome; Knowledge; Oral health; Practice; Parents |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Divisions: | Centre for Foundation Studies in Science > Mathematics Division Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry > Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences Faculty of Dentistry > Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2024 04:01 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2024 04:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44205 |
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