Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and self-care practice of adolescent regarding oral health in Karbala city

Abstract

Oral health is one of the most unsecured health care needs for adolescents. Oral health in children and adolescents is often overlooked. The mouth can be one of the most common ways to transmit diseases and therefore have a profound impact on overall health. Therefore, we are interested in the problem, especially for teenagers. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, self-care practice of adolescents towards oral care, and the actions they take to maintain oral health. Methodology: The target group was adolescents aged 12 to 18 years of school students who were randomly selected as a sample for research in Iraq's holy province of Karbala. The samples were collected using the Susan Romano Rust fold tool after modification. Results: The results of the study showed that 66% of the sample have poor information about the importance of oral health care, while 64% of adolescents have positive attitudes towards oral care, and despite the high positive attitude, they are moving towards the importance of oral care. Healthcare. We found that 51% of them are interested in poor oral hygiene in terms of folding. The conclusion, more than half adolescents in this study have poor information about the importance of oral health care. Recommendations focused on the creation of an educational program and courses on the importance and methods of oral health care for school students, especially for those who are teenagers, as well as the inclusion in their curricula of oral health attention and the methods used for it, emphasizing the educational and economic role of parents in supporting their adolescents in this direction.