1 Head of Public Oral Health Services, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
2 Coordinator of Public Oral Health Services, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(01), 087-093
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0133
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0133
Received on 24 February 2021; revised on 29 March 2021; accepted on 01 April 2021
Oral disorders affect school children globally. Acceptability of the School Oral Health Program by parents is a vital domain that can positively impact its sustainability. This study investigates the parental perspective of the Asnani School Oral Health Program. An online questionnaire survey was conducted from April to May 2019 among 418 parents of children in public schools.
32% of the parents rated the Asnani SOHP as excellent, 31% rated it very good, 23% rated it good, 10% rated it as average, and only 4% as poor. Three hundred forty-two children notified their parents about receiving oral health education lectures. 85% of parents reported that they had noticed a change in the child's behavior towards maintaining their oral hygiene after participating in the Asnani School Oral Health Program. The parental perspectives towards Asnani School Oral Health Program expressed in this study are very encouraging and indicate a high acceptance for the program and noticeable effective improvement in their child's oral hygiene behavior.
School Oral Health Program; Parents; Perceptions; School Children; Qatar; Oral Health; School Program
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Najat Abdrabbo Alyafei and Bushra Naaz Fathima Jaleel. An investigation of parental perspective of Asnani School Oral Health Program in Qatar. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(01), 087-093. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0133
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