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Knowledge of Oral Prophylaxis and Dental Check-up Amongst Primary School Teachers in Lagos State: An Urban-rural Comparative Study

Dental Public Health

Babalola Castano ( DENTAL CLINIC, GENERAL HOSPITAL ,LAGOS ISLAND )
Adepeju Sanni ( University of California, San Diego, USA )
Titilayo Dawodu ( )
Olusoji Olanrewaju ( Nigerian Airforce Hospital, Ikeja )
Akinwale Oguntimehin ( Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v32i1.258
Issue: Vol. 32 No. 1 (2024): Volume 32, Issue 1, January-April, 2024

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background: Oral health knowledge of school teachers will influence the success of the strategy of the National Oral Health Policy at the Community level.

Aim: This study aimed to assess and compare the oral health knowledge in Urban and Rural areas of Lagos State.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study, using a multistage sampling technique to select 200 primary school teachers in both urban and rural areas. A pretested, self-administered questionnaire was used. Data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive and crude odd ratio were used, and p-value ⩽0.05 is significant.

Result: The mean age of the respondent is 39±10.92 and 47±7.56 for rural and urban areas respectively. More teachers were females in rural and urban areas. The ever-married were majority in both rural and urban areas. Majority had National Certificate of Education in rural and urban areas.  Urban teachers [55%] had adequate oral health knowledge and 63% in the rural had inadequate oral health knowledge.  Crude odd ratio revealed a significant association between geographical location and oral health knowledge [p=0.0102; OR=2.081]; marital status [p=0.0204; OR=0.26] and teaching experience [p=0.0442; ≤10years, OR=1.533; ≤15years, OR=2.130 and ˃16years, OR=3.179]. 

Conclusion: Primary school teachers in urban area showed adequate oral health knowledge than their counterparts in the rural area of Lagos State.

Keywords (MeSH)

Primary school teachers Oral prophylaxis oral health knowledge

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Author Biography

Akinwale Oguntimehin — Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja

Senior Registrar, Family Dentistry

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