KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UŞAK PROVINCE, TURKEY ABOUT ORAL HEALTH, PREVENTIVE APPLICATIONS, AND FLUORIDE

KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UŞAK PROVINCE, TURKEY ABOUT ORAL HEALTH, PREVENTIVE APPLICATIONS, AND FLUORIDE

The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of the parents of children living in Uşak province about oral health, preventive applications and fluoride via a questionnaire. A cross sectional study was carried out to 263 parents who applied to health centers in center of Uşak, Turkey, in 2020....

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Veröffentlicht in:Fluoride 2022-10, Vol.55 (4), p.352-362
Hauptverfasser: Acar, Sibel, Alkis, Merve
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age groups
Children & youth
Cognitive ability
Dental caries
Dental health
Dentists
Education
Families & family life
Fluorides
Gender
Health facilities
Information sources
Internet
Knowledge
Oral hygiene
Parents & parenting
Questionnaires
Sealing compounds
Social networks
Social sciences
Socioeconomic factors
Statistical significance
Toothpaste
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of the parents of children living in Uşak province about oral health, preventive applications and fluoride via a questionnaire. A cross sectional study was carried out to 263 parents who applied to health centers in center of Uşak, Turkey, in 2020. A 22-item questionnaire was delivered on a face to face interview basis. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 21.0 version (IBM corporation, Chicago, USA) with Chisquare, Mann Whitney U, and Spearmans rho tests. The level of statistical significance used in this study was chosen at p
ISSN:0015-4725
2253-4083