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NCT Number: NCT06280547

The Effect of Oral Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Dental Caries Among Egyptian School Children

Aim of the study Assessing the effect of an oral health education program on knowledge, attitude, practice, and dental caries among a group of school children in a governmental school in Fayoum, Egypt.

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Key information

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children Behavior Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Age range

6 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Egypt

About this study

Study type Others: Observational Before and after study

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • School children aged (6 to15) years old.
  • Children with or without previous dental experience.

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal of participation.
  • Children with a mental or physical disability

Treatment and study plan

Oral health education

Other

Oral Health Education Program performed in the school.

Primary outcomes

  1. Oral health related attitude

    Time frame: 6 months

    Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive attitude

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in oral health related Knowledge, attitude and practice

    Time frame: 6 months

    Measured by close ended questionnaire, the unit of measurement is binary and the higher score is related to a positive knowledge, attitude and practice accordingly

Other outcomes

  1. Caries experience

    Time frame: 6 months

    Measured using The Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) index and the unit of measurement is percentage

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Assessing the Effect of an Oral Health Education Program on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Dental Caries Among a Group of Children in a Governmental School in Fayoum, Egypt

Acronym: KAP

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 28, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 24, 2025

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