نوع مقاله : مقالههای پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استادیار، گروه دندانپزشکی کودکان، مرکز تحقیقات دندانپزشکی، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 2. استادیار، گروه جراحی دهان، فک و صورت، مرکز تحقیقات دندانپزشکی، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 دندانپزشک، مرکز تحقیقات دندانپزشکی، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
4 دستیار تخصصی، گروه دندانپزشکی کودکان، مرکز تحقیقات دندانپزشکی، دانشکدهی دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Introduction: Pediatricians are the first group of health care providers who are responsible for medical care of infants. On the other side the prescribed drugs, especially in liquid dosage forms can increasingly cause dental caries. If pediatricians advise preventive methods to parents and refer children to the dentist properly, dental caries will be obviously controlled. The aim of this study was evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice of pediatricians regarding effect of pediatric medications on oral health of children.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was conducted among 94 pediatricians in Isfahan, Iran, based on a structured questionnaire with closed questions. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and using one-way ANOVA, t-test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. With confidence intervals of 95%
Results: Out of total number of samples, 48.9% were female and 51.1% were male. The average age of total sample was 48 ± 10.75 years. The average score of knowledge in the entire sample was 7.9 ± 1.4 based on 0-10, the attitude was 21.8 ± 3.3 based on 0-28 and the practice was 11.6 ± 2.1 based on 0-15. Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was a direct and relative relationship between the average score of knowledge and attitude (p value < 0.001, r = 0.520).
Conclusion: Findings from this study revealed a relatively high positive attitude, sufficient knowledge and good practice regarding the effect of pediatric medication on oral health of children among pediatricians.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Oral health, Pediatricians, Oral drug administration