A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ORAL HYGIENE AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN SELECTED GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT UDAIPUR

Author Name: 1. Dr. Hemant Kumar Tak 2. Ms. Nayana Sharma 3. Mr. Dharmesh Chaturvedi 4. Kaushalendra Singh Yadav

Volume/Issue: 02/05

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2021-45218735/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Principal, MASS College of Nursing, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
2. Ph D Scholar (Nursing), Pacific Medical University Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
3. Ph.D. Nursing Scholar (Nursing), Sai Tirupati University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
4. Assistant Professor, Arihant College of Nursing, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Oral hygiene is associated with keeping teeth- gums & tongue clean and healthy. Children have less knowledge about oral hygiene and impact of bad oral hygiene on overall health. Therefore present study aims to assess and compare the knowledge regarding oral hygiene among school age children studying in selected private and government schools of Udaipur district. Quantitative non experimental comparative research design was used to conduct study. Only 60 children were selected as samples based on exclusion and inclusion criteria through non-probability convenient sampling techniques. The mean knowledge score of children was 15.96 ± 2.88, whereas mean knowledge score of private school children was 16.4± 3.035 and government school children mean knowledge score was 15.36± 2.84. The findings revealed that there was no significant association between knowledge score with selected demographic variables of children and there was no significant difference in the knowledge score of private and government school children.. Study concluded that oral hygiene among school children must be addressed preferably for healthy life of tomorrow’s youth.

Key words: Oral hygiene, school children, government school, private school, knowledge.