ARTICLE
Year : 2011 | Volume
: 9 | Issue : 18 | Page : 36--39
Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among nursing students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat
CG Ajithkrishnan1, K Thanveer2, Nisarg J Chaudhary3
1 Professor and Head, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2 Reader, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
3 P.G Student, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
C G Ajithkrishnan
Professor and Head, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat
India
Aim: To assess the Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of Nursing Students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat Material & Methods: The study population comprised of 97 under graduate Nursing students. All the nursing students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth were included. A self designed, pre-tested, close-ended questionnaire was developed for collection of data consisting of 23 questionsregarding oral health knowledge, attitude and practice and also to assess the oral health knowledge, attitude and practices of Nursing Students. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test and p < 0.05 was selected in describing the level of significance. Result: Nursing student�SQ�s knowledge regarding oral health was57.7% while attitude and practice were 67% and 53.6% respectively.92% of nursing students had positive attitude towards incorporation of oral health information in their study course while the main source of knowledge for the 72.2% of subjects was dentist. Conclusion: Nursing student�SQ�s knowledge regarding oral health was satisfactory while attitude and practice were poor.The nursing student�SQ�s were moderately informed regarding various issues pertaining to oral health. However, a few deficiencies were noticed in this regards and recommendations have been suggested.
How to cite this article:
Ajithkrishnan C G, Thanveer K, Chaudhary NJ. Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among nursing students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat.J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2011;9:36-39
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Ajithkrishnan C G, Thanveer K, Chaudhary NJ. Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among nursing students of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent [serial online] 2011 [cited 2023 Sep 27 ];9:36-39
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