%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Varghese, Mamta Kunwar | Bince %D 2020 %J International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development %K Children Community Education Health Hygiene Knowledge Nursing Oral Practice Primary Rural School School-Based and %N 5 %P 329-334 %T Impact of School Based Health Education on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Hygiene among the Primary School Children in A Rural Community of Karnataka, India %U https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/31837/impact-of-schoolbased-health-education-on-knowledge-and-practice-regarding-oral-hygiene-among-the-primary-school-children-in-a-rural-community-of-karnataka-india/mamta-kunwar %V 4 %X Background The oral cavity is the gateway to the body. Oral health education always begins with awareness of oral health Aim This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of school based health education on knowledge and practice regarding oral hygiene among the primary school children in rural areas of Tumkur, Karnataka, India and to find out various factors associated with it. Materials and methods An Evaluative research approach with Pre experimental one group pretest and posttest design and Non probability purposive sampling technique were used to select 100 primary school children from rural community Karnataka, India. A self structured knowledge questionnaire and practice checklist was used for assessing the knowledge and practice among the subjects. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. Results There was a significant difference between the pre and post intervention level of knowledge t = 41.7, p= 0.0001 and practice t = 33.9, p= 0.0001 regarding oral hygiene among the primary school children. There was an association between primary school children’s knowledge score with their demographic variables like age x2 = 10.3, p=0.03 and mothers educational status x2 = 11, p=0.01 .There was an association between primary school children’s practice score with their demographic variables like age x2 = 10.1, p=0.04 , socioeconomic status x2 = 8.9, p=0.01 and mothers educational status x2 = 16.7, p=0.001 . Conclusion School based health education was effective to enhance the knowledge and practice of oral hygiene among the primary school in rural communities. Mamta Kunwar | Bince Varghese "Impact of School-Based Health Education on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Hygiene among the Primary School Children in A Rural Community of Karnataka, India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31837.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/31837/impact-of-schoolbased-health-education-on-knowledge-and-practice-regarding-oral-hygiene-among-the-primary-school-children-in-a-rural-community-of-karnataka-india/mamta-kunwar

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {Background The oral cavity is the gateway to the body. Oral health education always begins with awareness of oral health Aim This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of school based health education on knowledge and practice regarding oral hygiene among the primary school children in rural areas of Tumkur, Karnataka, India and to find out various factors associated with it. Materials and methods An Evaluative research approach with Pre experimental one group pretest and posttest design and Non probability purposive sampling technique were used to select 100 primary school children from rural community Karnataka, India. A self structured knowledge questionnaire and practice checklist was used for assessing the knowledge and practice among the subjects. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. Results There was a significant difference between the pre and post intervention level of knowledge t = 41.7, p= 0.0001 and practice t = 33.9, p= 0.0001 regarding oral hygiene among the primary school children. There was an association between primary school children’s knowledge score with their demographic variables like age x2 = 10.3, p=0.03 and mothers educational status x2 = 11, p=0.01 .There was an association between primary school children’s practice score with their demographic variables like age x2 = 10.1, p=0.04 , socioeconomic status x2 = 8.9, p=0.01 and mothers educational status x2 = 16.7, p=0.001 . Conclusion School based health education was effective to enhance the knowledge and practice of oral hygiene among the primary school in rural communities. Mamta Kunwar | Bince Varghese "Impact of School-Based Health Education on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Hygiene among the Primary School Children in A Rural Community of Karnataka, India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31837.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/31837/impact-of-schoolbased-health-education-on-knowledge-and-practice-regarding-oral-hygiene-among-the-primary-school-children-in-a-rural-community-of-karnataka-india/mamta-kunwar }, added-at = {2020-09-15T12:41:58.000+0200}, author = {Varghese, Mamta Kunwar | Bince}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2480d411d46afc5831b026a1852115698/ijtsrd}, interhash = {3363ae15cb5f6cc3a7a6796ba1619c12}, intrahash = {480d411d46afc5831b026a1852115698}, issn = {2456-6470}, journal = {International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development}, keywords = {Children Community Education Health Hygiene Knowledge Nursing Oral Practice Primary Rural School School-Based and}, language = {English}, month = jul, number = 5, pages = {329-334}, timestamp = {2020-09-15T12:41:58.000+0200}, title = {Impact of School Based Health Education on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Hygiene among the Primary School Children in A Rural Community of Karnataka, India }, url = {https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/31837/impact-of-schoolbased-health-education-on-knowledge-and-practice-regarding-oral-hygiene-among-the-primary-school-children-in-a-rural-community-of-karnataka-india/mamta-kunwar}, volume = 4, year = 2020 }