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A Model-based Health Education Program to Improve Oral Health in School Going Children

Oral Health Clinical Trial

Official title:
Effectiveness of a Health Education Program Using Health Belief Model to Improve Oral Health in School Going Children

Clinical Trial Summary

This was a randomized controlled trial to assess how an education program based on health belief model (HBM) may affect oral health status in the elementary school going children. For this, a convenient sample including 112 school going children aged between 6-12 years old were recruited and randomized into intervention or control groups. Education program consisted five weekly session each lasted for 1 hour approximately. Based on the main constructs of the HBM, each session was organized and a combination of educational methods were used in the intervention group while the control group only received the routine program provided by the dental clinic. Measures such as papillary bleeding index; decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) and a scale based on the HBM were used for data collection. Three months after the intervention the measures were administered again and comparisons between baseline and follow-up were done.

Clinical Trial Description

Oral health problems especially dental carries are common in school children and education programs may help to prevent these conditions. The aim of current study was to investigate how an education program based on health belief model (HBM) may improve oral health status of the elementary school children. One hundred twelve 6-12 year children along with one of their parents assigned into trial and control groups using a randomized controlled trial. For trial group 5 education sessions based on HBM were held, whereas control group only received routine education program delivered by the dental clinic. Decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) score, papillary bleeding index, and HBM questionnaire for oral were used for evaluation of the program. Three month after the intervention reassessment was performed and the changes were measured by student t test as well as analysis of covariance test. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT05112224
Study type Interventional
Source Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 1, 2017
Completion date September 30, 2017
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