Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of Dental Students in Cairo University

April 27, 2024 updated by: Alyaa Ibrahim Abbas Ahmed, Cairo University

Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour and Its Association With Sociodemographic Factors of Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students in Cairo University: A Cross-Sectional Study

The knowledge, behaviour and attitude of oral health professionals reflects their awareness and understanding of oral preventive measures, which will have significant impact on their delivery of public oral health promotion in the future. They are expected to set an example for positive oral health behaviour among other college students, family members and their patients. Various external factors like sociodemographic factors like age, gender, marital state, occupation, and number of family members play a major role in oral hygiene. The relationships between various modifiable factors needs to be assesses in a vast manner.

There were some researches about oral health knowledge, behaviour and attitude in correlation to socio-demographic data, of dental students in other countries, but little was known in Egypt. Dental students are expected to play a critical role in instructing public oral health for improving their patient's, families, and friends. In addition, it may pave the way to develop new programs to encourage needful oral health practices.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

535

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Dental Students from level 1 to level 5 in faculty of dentistry, Cairo university.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Preclinical and clinical dental students, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University through the academic year 2024-2025.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dental students from other universities.
  • Internship dental students.
  • Post-graduate dental students.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Level 1
Other: HU-DBI questionnaire
a questionnaire published by Hiroshima University (HU-DBI) to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of dental students through different levels of their academic years.
Level 2
Other: HU-DBI questionnaire
a questionnaire published by Hiroshima University (HU-DBI) to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of dental students through different levels of their academic years.
Level 3
Other: HU-DBI questionnaire
a questionnaire published by Hiroshima University (HU-DBI) to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of dental students through different levels of their academic years.
Level 4
Other: HU-DBI questionnaire
a questionnaire published by Hiroshima University (HU-DBI) to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of dental students through different levels of their academic years.
Level 5
Other: HU-DBI questionnaire
a questionnaire published by Hiroshima University (HU-DBI) to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of dental students through different levels of their academic years.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge
Time Frame: 1 month
Items no. in the questionnaire: 2,8,10,15,19 will be measured dichotomous (Agree/Disagree) with minimum score 0 and maximum score 12
1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Attitude and behaviour
Time Frame: 1 month
Attitude will be items no. 6,11,14 and Behviour will be items 4,9,12,16 will be measured dichotomous (Agree/Disagree) with minimum score 0 and maximum score 12
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alyaa IA Ahmed, BDS, Cairo university

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 (Estimated)

November 4, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 18, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 3, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 29, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 30, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Data to be shared is the results of KAB scores and the statistics of these results.

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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