Knowledge and Behavior Toward Early Childhood Caries

January 9, 2019 updated by: Naglaa Ibrahim Ezz, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Oral Health Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behavioral Attitudes of Egyptian Mothers Towards Early Childhood Caries

400 mothers are at least 18 years of age who have at least a child with minimum age of 6 years or even younger will be selected from the outpatient clinics of October University for Modern Sciences and arts (MSA). The questionnaire will be administrated to obtain socio demographic information and to assess their oral health beliefs, knowledge, behaviors and the possible barriers for their accessing oral health care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

440

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Cairo, Egypt
        • October University of Modern Sciences and Arts

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Mothers are at least 18 years of age who have at least a child with minimum age of 6 years or even younger will be selected from the outpatient clinics of October University for Modern Sciences and arts, Cairo city, the capital of Egypt.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • mothers are at least 18 years of age who have at least a child with minimum age of 6 years or even younger

Exclusion Criteria:

  • mothers are refuse to participate in the study or sign the consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
evaluation of the oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behavioral attitudes towards early childhood caries
Time Frame: 3 months
data collected from the questionnaire
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Naglaa I Ezz El Din, lecturer, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 2, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 10, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2019

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ETH6

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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