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Albani GFAA, Abdelgadir WI, Mohamed AAA, Yousif M, Mustafa AMA, Almkiy EAA, Mohammed KZM, Mohamed EAS, Alghamdi FAA, Ahmed RG, Hakami MSA, Dinar NA, Alsulami A, Mudawi AIA, Ahmed WAM. The Effect of an Education Program on School Children Oral Health in Khartoum, Sudan. J Multidiscip Healthc 2024; 17:1065-1077. [PMID: 38496325 PMCID: PMC10944246 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s446487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Oral health education programs have long been considered an essential part of oral health policies. This is important for reducing the risk of oral diseases through health enhancement and voluntary behavioral changes due to learning opportunities. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of school-based oral health education program on oral health in school children in Sudan. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted at four governmental schools in Khartoum, Sudan, between August 2018, and March 2022. A total of 423 school children were randomly allocated into the control (n = 211) and study (n = 212) groups. An adapted questionnaire was administered to students before and after the intervention to assess their knowledge and practice of oral health. The study group participated in oral health education activities. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21. Results The findings revealed that the mean knowledge at the pre-educational program was 9.3066 (SD = 3.91078) and the mean knowledge after the educational program was 21.2736 (SD = 2.13982). The scores indicated that the school children had significantly higher knowledge and practice scores after the oral health education program. Conclusion The study concluded that education program on oral health improved students' oral health knowledge and practices. Imposing theoretical and practical lessons on oral and dental health in school curricula can motivate students to maintain oral health care, and this improves oral health status.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Widad Ibrahim Abdelgadir
- Department of Community Health Nursing & Mental Nursing Sciences College of Nursing,Taif university, Taif, Saudi Arabia
- Faculty of Nursing Sciences Bahri University, Sudan
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- Nursing Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Egbal Abbashar Algmair Almkiy
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
- Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Alneelain University, Sudan
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- Department of Maternal and Child Nursing Sciences College of Nursing,Taif university, Taif, Saudi Arabia
- Nursing Faculty, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Niemat A Dinar
- Faculty of Nursing, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
| | - Amal Alsulami
- Department of Community Health Nursing & Mental Nursing Sciences College of Nursing,Taif university, Taif, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Waled A M Ahmed
- Faculty of Nursing, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
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