Table 2 Relationship of paediatricians’s knowledge of early childhood oral health activities to duration of practice as a specialist
From: Paediatricians’ perception about oral healthcare of children in Nigeria
Duration of practice as specialist | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge question item: | Responses | 1-5 yrs n = 60(%) | 6-10 n = 17(%) | ≥10 n = 44(%) | Total n = 121(%) | ×2 | P – value |
Frequency of referral of patients (children) to dental health care: | |||||||
Routinely | 4(30.8) | 2(15.4) | 7(53.8) | 13(100.0) | 2.194 | 0.334 | |
When caregivers report dental problems | 55(50.9) | 16(14.8) | 37(34.3) | 108(100.0 | |||
Frequency of examination of the oral cavity during consultations: | Routinely | 23(41.1) | 9(16.1) | 24(42.9) | 58(100.0) | 2.573 | 0.276 |
Only when indicated by history | 36(55.4) | 9(13.8) | 20(30.8) | 65(100.0) | |||
Health education to mothers on prevention of caries | No | 28(46.7) | 8(13.3) | 24(40.0) | 60(100.0) | 0.730 | 0.694 |
Yes | 31(50.8) | 10(16.4) | 20(32.8) | 61(100.0) | |||
View on the use of pacifiers in infants | Approve | 8(88.9) | 0(0.0) | 1(11.1) | 9(100.0) | 6.363 | 0.042 |
Disapprove | 51(45.5) | 18(16.1) | 43(38.4) | 112(100.0) | |||
Routine counseling for good oral health maintenance of caregivers/older children | No | 8(42.1) | 3(15.8) | 8(42.1) | 19(100) | 0.422 | 0.810 |
Yes | 51(50.0) | 15(14.7) | 36(35.3) | 102(100.0) | |||
Recommendation of gum pad cleaning in young children | No | 20(45.5) | 12(18.2) | 24(36.4) | 66(100.0) | 1.392 | 0.499 |
Yes | 29(52.7) | 6(10.9) | 20(36.4) | 55(100.0) | |||
Recommendation on when to start tooth brushing in a child | |||||||
As soon as a tooth appears | 19(57.6) | 2(6.1) | 12(36.4) | 33(100.0) | 3.667 | 0.722 | |
After a few teeth appear | 23(43.4) | 10(18.9) | 20(37.7) | 53(100.0) | |||
When a child can hold a tooth brush | 6(54.5) | 2(18.2) | 3(27.3) | 11(100.0) | |||
Ambivalent (Not Sure) | 11(45.6) | 4(16.7) | 9(37.5) | 24(100.0) | |||