Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to children's oral health in pediatricians and students in the pediatric field in Iran: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatricians have an important role to play in motivating and instructing parents on oral health in children. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge of, attitude to, and behavior regarding oral health care in children among pediatricians and students in the pediatric field in Iran.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included all students in the pediatric field (those who had started a residency or fellowship) and practicing pediatricians in provincial centers and universities (61 setting centers) throughout Iran in the course of 2021. Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing details of the parameters of knowledge of, attitude to, and behavior toward oral health for each individual. A convenience sampling technique was used to gather the stu

SUBMITTER: Jafari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature