ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2025
Effectiveness of oral hygiene training and education programs among Anganwadi workers in improving mother and child oral hygiene. A cross-sectional study.
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backgroundAn Anganwadi worker comes under the Integrated Child Development Scheme and is responsible for the health welfare of children and women belonging to the rural, urban, and tribal regions. The present study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of oral hygiene training and educational programs among Anganwadi workers for the improvement of mother as well as child oral hygiene. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a prospective, intervention-based, and cross-sectional study carried out on 100 preschool children. The age range of children was between 3 and 5 years, of which 65 were males and 35 were females. The participants were divided in two groups: 1) Group I: Interventional group (50 mother-child pairs) and 2) Group II: Control group (50 mother-child pairs). The oral hygiene trainingwas imparted to Anganwadi workers using oral health-related educational aids likeposters, pamphlets, booklets, or plaster models for the intervention group, while oral health education was provided to the controls. The assessment of baseline knowledge on oral health among mothers was done by prevalidated 17-itemed questionnaire. Maternal knowledge regarding oral health was assessed using questionnaires on third and sixth month intervals. Oral hygiene of the children was assessed using Oral Hygiene Index Simplified-Modified (OHIS-M) at baselineand 3
resultsBefore intervention (baseline), 30.1% mothers in the study group and 27.2% mothers in the control group answered questionnaire items correctly. However, no statistical significance (
conclusionStatistically significant improvement in knowledge of mothersand oral hygiene of children was noted after the they received training from Anganwadi workers regarding oral health care.
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