Behnam Ghorbani1, Hossein Shahnazi2, Akbar Hassanzadeh3. 1. Student Research Committee, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2. Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess the impact of educational intervention on female junior high school students' perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy regarding oral and dental health. METHODS: We recruited 100 female junior high school students (50 in intervention and 50 in control group) from Falavarjan city using multistage random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data about study variables. Students in the intervention group attended five 90-minute sessions designed to teach the students about dental hygiene. RESULTS: We found no significant difference between the two groups with respect to the preintervention mean scores of knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and self-efficacy (p > 0.050). The postintervention mean scores in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.050). CONCLUSIONS: Training plans with particular behavioral goals and good instructional strategies can be useful in empowering students toward dental health.
OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess the impact of educational intervention on female junior high school students' perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy regarding oral and dental health. METHODS: We recruited 100 female junior high school students (50 in intervention and 50 in control group) from Falavarjan city using multistage random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data about study variables. Students in the intervention group attended five 90-minute sessions designed to teach the students about dental hygiene. RESULTS: We found no significant difference between the two groups with respect to the preintervention mean scores of knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and self-efficacy (p > 0.050). The postintervention mean scores in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.050). CONCLUSIONS: Training plans with particular behavioral goals and good instructional strategies can be useful in empowering students toward dental health.
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Education; Iran; Oral Health; Self Efficacy; Students
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