Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34428841›Full record

ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry2022

Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Nursing and Technical Students in Croatia.

Tomislav Cabov, Ksenija Eljuga, Petra Nola Fuchs, Maja Kinkela Devcic, Jelena Prpic, Zoran Kovac, Zrinka Puharic, Irena Glazar, Mirna Zulec

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in European journal of dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 51% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomislav CabovDepartment of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Ksenija EljugaProfessional Study Nursing, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Bjelovar, Croatia.
Petra Nola FuchsDepartment of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Maja Kinkela DevcicDepartment of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Jelena PrpicDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Zoran KovacDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Zrinka PuharicProfessional Study Nursing, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Bjelovar, Croatia.
Irena GlazarDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Mirna ZulecProfessional Study Nursing, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Bjelovar, Croatia.
University of Rijeka · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to test knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of the students from the Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences in relation to oral health, and to determine the respectable differences between students of nursing and technical study programs. MATERIALS AND

methodsStudents were randomly selected to represent a convenient sample. A total of 140 students from nursing and technical studies were interviewed by using the World health organization Oral Health Questionnaire, adapted to fit the study purposes. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics were used to determine frequency distribution and percentages for all variables. Pearson's Chi-square test was used to compare the proportions. A

resultsThe distribution of participants regarding gender was significantly different between the study programs (

conclusionResults obtained and presented in this paper show better knowledge and more favorable habits and behaviors among the students from nursing study program compared with the technical ones. Still all students' habits should be changed to improve oral health. To change attitudes and influence habits, effective oral health promotion programs are needed; not only in colleges, but also in primary and secondary schools.

Identifiers

PMID34428841
PMCPMC8890930
OpenAlexW3196207885

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.