Abstract
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. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.20589 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(4) 2014 p.421-426
Highlights
Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential prerequisite for health-related practices[1], there is an association between increased knowledge and better oral health[2,3]
The purpose of the study is to assess the knowledge about oral hygiene among the population in a selected community before and after health education
The change to healthy attitude and knowledge can be occurred by giving adequate information and motivation to the respondents
Summary
Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential prerequisite for health-related practices[1], there is an association between increased knowledge and better oral health[2,3]. Physical appearance and diet are often worsened and the pattern of daily life and social relations are often negatively affected These impacts lead in turn to reduce welfare and quality of life. To minimize these negative impacts of chronic oral diseases, there is a clear need to reduce harmful oral health habits. Such a reduction can be achieved through appropriate health education program. 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. Conclusion: Educational intervention program is effective to improve the knowledge of the respondents about oral hygiene
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