Knowledge, attitudes and practices (Kap) regarding early childhood caries among nurses working in a low socio-economic area

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dc.contributor.authorMohamed, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Jo
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-09T19:49:40Z
dc.date.available2015-09-09T19:49:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIn the poorer communities, nursing professionals are usually the first health professionals to come into contact with parents and their children. They are therefore the first port of call when patients need information about health matters and are thus able to have a positive impact on oral health and the prevention of ECC. To investigate the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding oral health in children and specifically ECC and its causes. A convenience sample was used which included all nurses who agreed to participate. Questionnaires were completed for 83 nurses at the various facilities in a low socio-economic area of Cape Town, South Africa. Information was obtained regarding their attitude towards dental care, general oral health knowledge and knowledge of feeding and oral hygiene practices. In the sample of nurses surveyed, it is clear that the knowledge regarding oral health related matters is sorely lacking. More time and resources need to be invested into equipping these nurses to provide basic oral health information to the broader community in order to alleviate the burden of ECC.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohamed, N., et al. (2015). Knowledge, attitudes and practices (Kap) regarding early childhood caries among nurses working in a low socio-economic area. Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health 1(1): 001-005en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1591
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherPeertechzen_US
dc.rightsArchives of Community Medicine & Public Health is an international, open access, peer-reviewed Journal, dedicated to the clinical and investigative studies, treatments, new diagnostic techniques, and other topics relating to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting community & Public health.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectPrimary health careen_US
dc.subjectChronic diseasesen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic conditionsen_US
dc.subjectCape Townen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectOral health careen_US
dc.subjectDental cariesen_US
dc.subjectEarly childhood cariesen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes and practices (Kap) regarding early childhood caries among nurses working in a low socio-economic areaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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