Investigation of Preventive Behaviors of Early Childhood Caries among Mothers Referring to Comprehensive Health Service Centers in Ahvaz, Iran | ||
| Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 167-172 PDF (426.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Descriptive & Survey | ||
| Authors | ||
| S.Z. Marashi; H. Shahbazi; A. Heidarnia | ||
| Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a worldwide disease increasing in many developing countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the preventive behaviors of early childhood caries among mothers referring to comprehensive health service centers in Ahvaz. Instruments & Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was performed among 318 mothers with infants from 6 months to one-year-old in 2020. The method of data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire whose reliability and validity were confirmed. It included demographic information and questions about measuring awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, and performance in early childhood caries' preventive behaviors among mothers referring to comprehensive health service centers in Ahvaz. The data were analyzed by statistical tests such as ANOVA, t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS statistical software. Findings: The results showed that the mean scores of mothers' awareness were 6.23±1.86, the attitude was 38.48±4.85, self-efficacy was 20.91±3.14, and performance was 5.53±2.19. There was a significant correlation between awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, and performance. There was also a significant relationship between parents' awareness and education and the mother's job (p<0.05). Conclusions: The mothers' awareness and performance are at a moderate level. Therefore, in the Health Service Centers, it is necessary to consider mothers' awareness and performance with infants from 6 months to one-year-old, when the baby's first teeth grew. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dental caries; Prevention; Infants; Mothers | ||
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