Effectiveness of oral health education on 8- to 10-year-old school children in rural areas of the Magway Region, Myanmar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral diseases are common and widespread around the world. The most common oral diseases are preventable, and early onset is reversible. Myanmar faces many challenges in rendering oral health services, because approximately 70% of the total population resides in rural areas. These relate to the availability and accessibility of oral health services. Therefore, oral health education is one key element to prevent oral diseases and to promote oral health.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study was carried out at Basic Education Middle Schools in rural areas of Magway Township to study the effectiveness of oral health education on the knowledge and behavior of 8- to 10-year-old school children. A total of 220 school children, 110 from intervention schools and 110 from cont

SUBMITTER: Swe KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7777401 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature