Table 5 The percentage of response on questions of oral health knowledge and attitude
From: Oral health status of students with visual or hearing impairments in Northeast China
Health knowledge and attitude | Visual impairment | Hearing impairment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Unknown (%) | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Unknown (%) | |||
Parents | 1. There is no need to treat deciduous teeth caries | 13(11.02%) | 91(77.12%) | 14(11.86%) | 11(19.64%) | 31(55.56%) | 14(25.00%) | |
2. Fluoride is useless to dental protection | 45(38.14%) | 24(20.34%) | 49(41.52%) | 25(44.64%) | 7(12.50%) | 24(42.86%) | ||
3.Pit and fissure sealant can prevent dental caries of children | 73(61.86%) | 4(3.39%) | 41(34.75%) | 21(37.50%) | 6(10.71%) | 29(51.79%) | ||
4.Teeth are born good or bad, no correlation with the protection | 4(3.39%) | 100(84.75%) | 14(11.86%) | 7(12.50%) | 36(64.29%) | 13(23.21%) | ||
5.It is important to do oral examination regularly | 106(89.83%) | 3(5.36%) | 9(16.07%) | 49(87.50%) | 1(1.79%) | 6(10.71%) | ||
Teachers | 1. There is no need to treat deciduous teeth caries | 2(6.25%) | 29(90.63%) | 1(3.12%) | 3(13.04%) | 16(69.57%) | 4(17.39%) | |
2. Fluoride is useless to dental protection | 29(90.63%) | 1(3.13%) | 2(6.25%) | 19(82.61%) | 0 | 4(17.39%) | ||
3.Pit and fissure sealant can prevent dental caries of children | 28(87.50%) | 3(9.37%) | 1(3.13%) | 19(82.61%) | 0 | 4(17.39%) | ||
4.Teeth are born good or bad, no correlation with the protection | 1(3.13%) | 30(93.74%) | 1(3.13%) | 4(17.39%) | 16(69.57%) | 3(13.04%) | ||
5.It is important to do oral examination regularly | 28(87.50%) | 3(9.37%) | 1(3.13%) | 21(91.30%) | 2(8.70%) | 0 | ||