Association between mothers knowledge and oral health of children

Mothers should have sufficient knowledge of understanding the value of maintaining oral health. Mother is the decision makers in matters of health-care for children; thus, they play an important role in achieving the best oral health outcomes for their young children. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at three schools in Dhaka city in Bangladesh to assess the level of knowledge among 131 mothers about children oral health. Face to face interview was carried out with the semi-structured questionnaire. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and written consent was taken prior to interview. Mean±SD age was 27.16±6.45 years. About 30.50%, 27.50%, 22.90% and 16.80% of respondents were HSC, graduate, SSC and illiterate respectively. About 61.1%, 31.3% and 7.6% respondents had moderate, good and poor knowledge on brushing pattern respectively. Moreover 47.3%, 38.2% and 14.5% respondents had moderate, poor and good knowledge on deciduous and permanent tooth respectively. Strong significant association was found between education of respondents and knowledge on brushing pattern. Significant association was found between education of respondents and knowledge on deciduous and permanent tooth.