Knowledge, attitude, and practices of grassroot health workers about early childhood caries.
child health
disease prevention
health care delivery
Journal
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
ISSN: 1525-1446
Titre abrégé: Public Health Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8501498
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
revised:
30
03
2021
received:
24
07
2020
accepted:
31
03
2021
pubmed:
24
4
2021
medline:
16
4
2022
entrez:
23
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study examines the knowledge levels pertaining to early childhood caries (ECC) among grassroot workers of rural India. A questionnaire study assessing the awareness levels of various ECC aspects was carried out among 88 auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs), 140 Anganwadi workers (AWWs), and 210 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers in a district of Southern India. A 24-item pretested, structured, and close-ended, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the knowledge of early childhood oral health-related factors. Descriptive statistics and multivariate ANOVA were used to summarize the results. Overall, only 59% of ANMs, 49% of AWWs, and 47% of ASHA workers were found to have adequate knowledge about ECC. The current study clearly highlighted the discrepancy in the awareness levels among grassroot health care workers. A deficit was found to exist in the knowledge of the tested health care workers regarding infant oral care and ECC transmissibility.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
913-919Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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