Designing Health Educational Booklet about Teeth Decay for mothers of Preschool Children

Document Type : Original Article

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1 B.Sc. in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

2 Assist. Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Abstract

Background: Oral health is an integral component of general health and well-being. Dental caries is one of the most
widespread noncommunicable diseases in children which affect their oral health and remains a major public health
problem worldwide. Aim: This study aimed to design health educational booklet about teeth decay for mothers of
preschool children. Method: A Cross-sectional study design was used with a convenience sample of experts in health
education in community health nursing and mothers. Data were collected using five tools: Socio-economic Scale tool:,
child characteristics assessment tool, structured interview tool to assess mothers' knowledge about teeth decay,
structured interview to assess mothers' subjective practices related to dietary habits tool and oral care tool and structured
interview attitude assessment questionnaire Results: The total score of the studied mothers’ knowledge presented that
about half of them had fair knowledge, most of them had unsatisfactory total subjective practice score and about half of
them had positive attitude toward teeth decay with highly statistically significance between total knowledge, practice,
and attitude score of the studied mothers toward teeth decay (0.001). Conclusion and Recommendations: Educational
programs as a proper intervention proven that increase the awareness of mothers and promote oral health of their
children. Further large-scale investigations are recommended to enrich the evidence related to effective pediatric oral
health education for parents.
 

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