Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dentistry Faculty of……….. University. A total of 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 yea...
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| author | Meltem Tekbaş Atay Mediha Büyükgöze Dindar |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dentistry Faculty of……….. University. A total of 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 years and older (35.5±13.9) participated in the questionnaire containing questions to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cross-infection and infection control. Required personal and socio-demographic data were obtained. Chi-square test was conducted for categorical variables. Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U tests were used to compare questionnaire scores (p lt;0.05).
Results: The majority of the participants (30.5%) reported that their sources of information on dental infection control were social media. Knowledge scores of females were statistically significantly higher than males (p=0.005) and participants living in the city were significantly higher than those living in the town (p=0.015). Knowledge scores of health-care workers were significantly higher than both other workers and unemployed/students (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). Regarding participants’ attitudes and practices, only 29.2% of the participants questioned the dentists about the contagious disease, and only 36% asked about the sterilization method of the dental instruments. The majority of participants perceived that wearing gloves, masks, eyewear, and face shield would protect both patients and dentists.
Conclusion: Participants in this study demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge about cross-infection and infection control methods in the nowadays’ pandemic condition. However, dental health professionals should take additional efforts to educate and encourage dental patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0a0abe2371e40f1b2876287a0eb51992024-02-28T14:28:30ZengAnkara UniversityEuropean Annals of Dental Sciences2757-67442021-12-0148310811210.52037/eads.2021.003345Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection ControlMeltem Tekbaş Atay0Mediha Büyükgöze Dindar1TRAKYA UNIVERSITYTRAKYA UNIVERSITYObjectives: This study aimed to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dentistry Faculty of……….. University. A total of 250 patients (134 female and 116 male) aged 18 years and older (35.5±13.9) participated in the questionnaire containing questions to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to cross-infection and infection control. Required personal and socio-demographic data were obtained. Chi-square test was conducted for categorical variables. Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U tests were used to compare questionnaire scores (p lt;0.05). Results: The majority of the participants (30.5%) reported that their sources of information on dental infection control were social media. Knowledge scores of females were statistically significantly higher than males (p=0.005) and participants living in the city were significantly higher than those living in the town (p=0.015). Knowledge scores of health-care workers were significantly higher than both other workers and unemployed/students (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). Regarding participants’ attitudes and practices, only 29.2% of the participants questioned the dentists about the contagious disease, and only 36% asked about the sterilization method of the dental instruments. The majority of participants perceived that wearing gloves, masks, eyewear, and face shield would protect both patients and dentists. Conclusion: Participants in this study demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge about cross-infection and infection control methods in the nowadays’ pandemic condition. However, dental health professionals should take additional efforts to educate and encourage dental patients.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1882106cross infectiondental health surveyinfection controlquestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Meltem Tekbaş Atay Mediha Büyükgöze Dindar Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control European Annals of Dental Sciences cross infection dental health survey infection control questionnaire |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Dental Patients About Cross-Infection and Infection Control |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practices of dental patients about cross infection and infection control |
| topic | cross infection dental health survey infection control questionnaire |
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