Educators and caregivers’ oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices in special education schools in the eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Nata
Keywords:
Oral health, caregivers, educators, knowledgeAbstract
Disability often leaves individuals reliant on caregivers for care and oral hygiene, particularly the young, severely impaired and institutionalised. However, these caregivers may lack adequate knowledge on oral hygiene and proper diet, leading to unhealthy eating habits or cariogenic snacks and increasing the risk of oral diseases throughout their lifetime
Downloads
References
Masello I, Mokhine N. Oral Health Status of Special Olympics Athletes in Four Provinces of South Africa. University of the Witwatersrand; 2015
Purohit B, Singh A. Oral health status of 12-year-old children with disabilities and controls in Southern India. WHO South-East Asia J Public Heal. 2012;1(3):330
Chen CY, Chen YW, Tsai TP, Shih WY. Oral health status of children with special health care needs receiving dental treatment under general anesthesia at the dental clinic of Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan. J Chinese Med Assoc. 2014;77(4):198-202
Oredugba FA, Akindayomi Y. Oral health status and treatment needs of children and young adults attending a day centre for individuals with special health care needs. BMC Oral Health. 2008;8(1):1-8
Naseem M. Oral health knowledge and attitude among caregivers of special needs patients at a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre: An Analytical Study. Ann Stomatol (Roma). 2017;8(3):110
Wilson N, Lin Z, Villarosa A, Lewis P, Philip P, Sumar B, et al. Countering the poor oral health of people with intellectual and developmental disability: A scoping literature review. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):1-16
Akinwonmi B, Adekoya-Sofowora C. Oral health characteristics of children and teenagers with special health care needs in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. African J Oral Heal. 2019;8(2):13
Khanagar S, Kumar A, Rajanna V, Badiyani BK, Jathanna VR, Kini P V. Oral health care education and its effect on caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices: A randomized controlled trial. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2014;4(2):122-8
Radebe M, Singh S. Oral health care for sentenced offenders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2018
Rustvold R. Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors : Investigation of an Educational Intervention Strategy with At-Risk Females by Susan Romano Rustvold. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfi llment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Educati. 2012
Vagias WM. Likert-type scale response anchors. Clemson International Institute for Tourism & Research Development, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Clemson University; 2006
Sharma N, Chakrabarti S, Grover S. Gender differences in caregiving among family - caregivers of people with mental illnesses. World J Psychiatry. 2016;6(1):7
Skosana I. Women teach and men lead? Gender inequality in South African schools examined [Internet]. Africca Check. 2018. Available from: https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/women-teach-and-men-lead-gender-inequality-south-african schools-examined
UNESCO. Gender equality in and through the teaching profession [Internet]. UNESCO. 2023. Available from: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/gender equality-and-through-teaching-profession
Khonco P. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of student nurses regarding oral health at a university in the Western Cape. University of the Western Cape; 2023
Al-Johani WA, Elanbya MG. Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice for Public Primary School Teachers in the City of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. J Adv Med Med Res. 2019;29(6):1-10
Okoroafor CC, Okobi OE, Owodeha-ashaka M, Okobi E, Oluseye B, Ekpang OB, et al. Dental Health Knowledge Attitude and Practice Among University of Calabar Students. Cureus. 2023;15(6)
König KG. Diet and oral health. Int Dent J. 2000;50(3):162-74
Vinoven K, Rahman NA, Adnan MM, Shatriah I. Oral health status of visually impaired children and oral health knowledge, attitude and practice of their caregivers at hospital universiti sains malaysia: A preliminary study. Malaysian J Med Heal Sci. 2021;17(3):63-72
Khanal K, Shrestha D, Ghimire N, Younjan R, Sanjel S. Assessment of knowledge regarding oral hygiene among parents of pre-school children attending pediatric out patient department in Dhulikhel hospital. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2015;13(49):38-43
Iba B, Adamu VE. Tooth brushing: An effective oral hygiene measure. Orapuh J. 2021;2(2):1-7
Ballika YA E, Özturk S, Sahin S, Metin N, Tekçiçek M, Dogan B. Oral Health Knowledge of Turkish Senior Child Development Students-Results of the Pilot Study. HÜ Saglık Bilim Fakültesi Derg. 2017;35(4):143-9
Featherstone J. Prevention and reversal of dental caries: role of low-level fluoride. 1999 27: 31-40. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1999;(27):31-40
FDI World Dental Federation. Promoting oral health through fl uoride: Adopted by the FDI General Assembly: August 2017, Madrid, Spain. Int Dent J. 2018;68(1):16-7
FDI World Dental Federation. Promoting oral health through fl uoride toothpaste: Adopted by the FDI General Assembly: 7 September 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina Original version adopted by the FDI General Assembly: November 2000, Paris, France. Int Dent J. 2019;69(1):17-8
American Dental Association. Mouthwash [Internet]. MouthHealthy. 2024. Available from: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/all-topics-a-z/mouthwash/
Saha S. The Impact of Food and Nutrition on Your Oral Health [Internet]. Healthnews. 2023. Available from: https://healthnews.com/family-health/dental-and-oral-health/the-impact-of-food-and-nutrition-on-your-oral-health/
Hamilton V. Do You Really Need a Dental Checkup Every 6 Months? [Internet]. WebMD. 2021. Available from:https:// www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/dental-checkup-every-6-months
Nicolau AIO, Ribeiro SG, Lessa PRA, Monte AS, Bernardo EBR, Pinheiro AKB. Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding condom use among women prisoners: The prevention of STD/HIV in the prison setting. Rev da Esc Enferm. 2012;46(3):711-
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
.png){kind=spacer}