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Implementation of Oral Health Educational Program on Orphan Children

NCT06428474 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Oral diseases are most prevalent among children. Orphans children are one of the most vulnerable groups to diseases especially oral diseases.

Knowledge toward oral cavity and oral hygiene measures is low among this group, leading to poor practice of oral hygiene measures, which outcomes to oral diseases. Implementation of health education program orphan children who are living in orphanages is important. the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of health education program on the knowledge and practice of orphan children. 80 children were enrolled in this study from different orphanages in Alexandria, Egypt. Knowledge and practice were evaluated before and after intervention using predesigned questionnaire, and oral hygiene was evaluated using simplified oral hygiene index

Conditions

  • Dental Caries
  • Knowledge
  • Practice

Interventions

OTHER

Health education

Oral health education program designed for orphans children

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pharos University in Alexandria

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Inas M Karawia · Pharos University in Alexandria

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-03-01
Completion
2024-03-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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