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    Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices of adolescents in Nigeria
    (2020) Lawal, F. B.; Oke, G. A
    The institution of appropriate oral health promotion programs targeted at adolescents in schools in developing countries requires baseline information on their oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices as well as associated factors influencing it, which are unknown. This study assessed clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices of adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. Two-thousand and ninety-seven students aged 12-18 years were recruited from 30 randomly selected secondary schools in a cross-sectional study conducted in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data were obtained through a questionnaire on oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices, and sociodemographic characteristics. Oral examination was conducted to assess the clinical oral condition of the adolescents. Data were analyzed with SPSS. The higher the percentage scores, the better the oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices, and overall awareness of oral health. The oral health knowledge score ranged from 0% to 60%; mean oral health knowledge score was 15.1% (±6.6%). The oral health attitude score ranged from 0% to 91.3%; mean oral health attitude score was 44.5% (± 14.3%). The oral health practices score ranged from 0% to 88.9%, and mean oral health practices score was 42.5% (± 13.8%). The mean oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices score was 43.8% (± 11.4%). A total of 1537 (73.3%) participants had unhealthy periodontium and 98 (4.7%) had dental caries. Students who were 12-15 years (odds ratio = 1.7, 95% confidence interval = 1.42.0, p < 0.001), females (odds ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval = I.0-I.5, p = 0.024), offspring of skilled workers (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% confidence interval = I.I-2.0, p = 0.010), previously educated about oral health (odds ratio = 1.3, 95% confidence interval = I.0-I.7, p = 0.023), consulted the dentist (odds ratio = 1.9, 95% confidence interval = I.2-3.I, p = 0.009), or had unhealthy periodontal condition (odds ratio = I.2, 95% confidence interval = I.0-I.5, p = 0.042) were more likely to have higher oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices scores or awareness than others. Better knowledge, attitude, and practices score was associated with younger age group, higher occupational class, previous oral health education, dental consultation, and having unhealthy periodontal condition
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    Factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health care practices by residents of a peri-urban Community in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (2015) Lawal, F.B.; Taiwo, J.O.; Oke, G.A.
    In Order to institute preventive programmes against harmful traditional oral health practices there is a need to identify targets. To investigate factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study of adult residents selected by simple random sampling in a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria, was conducted over a period of six months. Information was obtained with interviewer administered questionnaires. Data were recorded using SPSS Version 16 Software. A total of 172 (44.1%) respondents were aware of the existence of traditional healers for dental problems. Only 34 (8.7%) participants had been to traditional healers on account of toothache. About 76.5% reported having relief after treatment with relapse occurring in 12 cases (46.2%). Twenty (58.8%) of these (34) participants said they would not choose this Option of treating dental problems in future. Significant associations existed between knowing that traditional healers provided dental treatment and gender (p = 0.001) or history of dental problems (p =0.008). The study showed moderate awareness of traditional oral care practices in Ibadan, Nigeria as influenced by gender and previous dental problems.
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    Oral Health Awareness, Practices and Status of Patients with Diabetes attending a Tertiary Health Institution in Nigeria
    (2016) Lasisi, T.J; Lawal, F.B; Fasanmade, A.A
    Despite the reported increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, very few studies have documented report on oral health awareness and oral health conditions of individuals with diabetes mellitus from our environment. Thus this study aimed at assessing the oral health awareness, practices and status of individuals with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary health facility in Nigeria. A cross sectional survey of 143 patients with diabetes attending the medical outpatients' clinic of the hospital. Information was obtained from participants using pretested structured questionnaires and oral examination. Tests of associations were determined using Chi-square and student t test. One-fifth (20.3%) of the respondents were aware of good oral health preventing oral diseases in diabetes. Thirty-five (24.5%) knew that diabetes could worsen oral health condition and only 3 (2.1%) could correctly explain the association between diabetes and oral health conditions. Forty-three (30.1%) had participated in an oral health education program focused on diabetes and oral health. The majority (88.6%) had calculus accumulation while none had a healthy periodontium. Oral health awareness, practices and status of patients with diabetes were poor in our environment. Thus, these individuals need to be better informed of the relationship between oral health and diabetes