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Impact of Oral Health Program on Al-Lith Children's KAP
Sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Summary
Dental caries remains a significant global public health issue, particularly affecting children's health, development, and well-being, with inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practices around oral health exacerbating these impacts. To address this, a cluster randomized controlled trial will be conducted in four primary schools in Al Lith City, Saudi Arabia, targeting children aged 10 to 11 years. The intervention involves interactive, classroom-based educational sessions led by a dental care professional, supplemented by take-home materials, focusing first on enhancing knowledge and attitudes, and then on developing behavioral skills for improved oral hygiene and eating habits. Participants' knowledge, attitudes, and practices will be assessed via questionnaires before, immediately after, and six months post-intervention, with data analyzed using SPSS through descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, One Way-ANOVA, and Generalized Estimating Equations. The study expects that school-based oral health education will significantly improve children's oral health knowledge and certain hygiene behaviors, as well as positively influence eating habits and patterns.
Official title: The Effect Of Health Education Intervention Program In Improving Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Oral Health Among Male Primary School Children In Al-Lith Saudi Arabia: A Clustered Randomised Control Trial
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
10 Years - 11 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
430
Start Date
2024-03-01
Completion Date
2027-08-30
Last Updated
2025-07-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
The oral health education intervention program
The intervention program will be designed to improve oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among students over a one-month school term, carefully scheduled to avoid disrupting regular academic activities. The program consists of initial sessions focused on building students' understanding and appreciation of oral health and healthy eating habits, followed by sessions aimed at developing practical behavioral skills. The effectiveness of the program will be evaluated at three points-before the intervention, two months after, and four months post-intervention-using a closed-ended questionnaire to assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
Locations (1)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia