NCT06689202

Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Adult Patients in Egypt

Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of Adult Patients Attending a Dental School Hospital in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 288 (actual)
• Sponsor: NewGiza University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Oral health is a significant contributor to public health and is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a major global health concern. Notably, one in two adults suffer from dental decay ,with oral diseases ranking among the most prevalent non-communicable disease (NCDs) . Thus, public health programs focus on modifying lifestyle factors for prevention rather than treatment. In developed countries , public health programs have successfully improved oral health through dietary and lifestyle modifications, as well as fluoride use . Furthermore, oral health professionals have a crucial in role in influencing the behaviors of their patients and preventing oral diseases .Therefore, enhancing oral health knowledge is essential for positive health behaviors and hence better oral health outcomes .

Conditions

• Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) by Kawamura will be used as a validated instrument to assess oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB).	The assessment will include 20 HU-DBI items, which employ a dichotomous response format (agree/disagree). However, only 12 items will be used to calculate the overall KAB score, which will range from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating better oral health KAB.
OTHER	The Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) by Kawamura will be used as a validated instrument to assess oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB)	The assessment will include 20 HU-DBI items, which employ a dichotomous response format (agree/disagree). However, only 12 items will be used to calculate the overall KAB score, which will range from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating better oral health KAB.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-25
• Completion: 2025-05-10
• First posted: 2024-11-14
• Last updated: 2025-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt