Iranian Journal of Pediatric Dentistry

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Introduction: Knowledge and attitude as important factors  for oral and teeth health play a positive  role in preventing oral and teeth diseases. The present study investigates the knowledge and attitude of parents toward the correct principles of  oral hygiene in 3 to 7 years old children in Ilam in 1399.
                                                                        
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 109 parents of 3- to 7-year-old children who were referred to dental clinics in Ilam. A researcher-made questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The collected information was entered into SPSS 24 software and the significance level was considered as 0.05.
Results: In this study, the mean score of mothers 'knowledge was 29±074/7 and the mean score of fathers' knowledge was 5±27. The mean score of mothers 'attitude was 6±53 and the mean score of fathers' attitude was 4±51. 16% had poor knowledge, 66% had moderate knowledge and 18% had a good knowledge. 14% of parents had poor attitude, 66% had moderate and 20% had a good attitude.  Statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between parents' knowledge and their age(p=/009) and education(p=/004). There was also a meaningful relationship between attitude and gender(p=/048), income (p=/019) and education (p=/018) .
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that parents' information about the child's oral health observing is low. Therefore, education of parents seems necessary  at the community level.
 
 

Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Parents, Oral hygiene, Child

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