Knowledge and attitude of some Nigerian School teachers on the emergency management of Avulsed permanent incisor

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dc.contributor.authorOlatosi, O.O
dc.contributor.authorIwuala, S.O
dc.contributor.authorIsiekwe, G.I
dc.contributor.authorOredugba, F.A
dc.contributor.authorAdenaike, A.S
dc.contributor.authorOluwo, A.O
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-01T13:25:13Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T13:25:13Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAim & Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude of primary and secondary (Basic educational) school teachers on the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors. Setting: Twenty public and private basic educational schools were randomly selected from Lagos State. Subjects & Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. A 23 item self administered questionnaire was distributed to teachers to determine their knowledge and attitude on the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors. Data was analysed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), Version 21.0. The responses obtained were tabulated and expressed as frequency distributions and then computed in percentages. Chi-square was used to test the association between knowledge of the schools teachers regarding the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors and their socio-demographic variables. Multivariate analysis was used to adjust for confounding variables. The level of significance was set at P ≤0.05. Results: A total of 320 teachers answered the questionnaires. Most of the teachers were female (63.1%). Only (30.9%) had received first aid training which included emergency management of dental trauma. Forty- two percent (134) didn't know that an avulsed permanent tooth could be replanted. Twenty teachers (44.4%) would clean an avulsed tooth with toothbrush and toothpaste. A greater proportion of the respondents 130 (40.6%) would transport an avulsed tooth using a clean white handkerchief. The overall knowledge of the school teachers was poor (84%).There was a statistically significant association between the knowledge of the school teachers and the inclusion of emergency management of dental trauma in the first aid training of the teachers P=0.05. Predictors of teachers' level of knowledge of emergency management of avulsed teeth were receipt of advise on management of traumatic dental injuries (OR= 2.5, CI=1.19-4.28) and type of school (OR=0.93, CI=0.206-0.750). Conclusion: The school teachers had insufficient knowledge about the emergency management of avulsed permanent teeth. School oral health campaigns with regards to emergency management of avulsed teeth will help improve teachers' knowledge and modify their behaviour. Key words: Permanent tooth avulsion, School teachers, Knowledge and attitude, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatosi OO, Iwuala SO, Isiekwe GI, Oredugba FA, Adenaike AS, Oluwo AO. (2013) Knowledge and attitude of some Nigerian School teachers on the emergency management of Avulsed permanent incisor. J West Afri Coll. 3: 29-52en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8252
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of West African Colege of Surgeonsen_US
dc.subjectPermanent tooth avulsion, School teachers, Knowledge and attitude, Nigeria.en_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGY::Paedodonticsen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and attitude of some Nigerian School teachers on the emergency management of Avulsed permanent incisoren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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