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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Correlation of pharmacy students' knowledge, attitude, and practices with their oral health status in Salem city-A cross-sectional survey.

K Priya Deepa Lakshmi, C Bharath, S Venkatalakshmi, N Saravanan

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  1. Oral Care and Maintenance Habits Among Pharmacy Students.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2023
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K Priya Deepa LakshmiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
C BharathDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
S VenkatalakshmiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
N SaravananDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

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backgroundPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the basic sciences also contributes in health maintenance and promotion for the population.

objectivesThe primary objective was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among pharmacy students in Salem toward oral health. Secondary objectives are to correlate KAP with their oral health status.

methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using self-administered 16-item pretested and pre-validated questionnaire and oral health status data were collected using the WHO oral health assessment form (1997) targeting pharmacy students Vinayaka Missions College of pharmacy. Six, four, and six questions were used to assess pharmacy students' knowledge, attitude, and practice, respectively. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.0 to perform the Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman's correlation, and linear regression analysis.

results386 participated in the survey (263 males and 123 females). The highest mean for knowledge was among 17-21 years of age group students (18.07 ± 3.07) and this was statistically significant when compared to another age group (

results386 participated in the survey (263 males and 123 females). The highest mean for knowledge was among 17-21 years of age group students (18.07 ± 3.07) and this was statistically significant when compared to another age group (

conclusionResults of this study suggest that oral health KAP of students is inadequate and needs to be improved as they play an important role in the patients' counseling toward oral care.

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