Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community

ABSTRACT Objective: Innovative ways are imperative to dispel myths and misconception about natal teeth in rural communities and improve maternal and child health. The aim of the study was to test effectiveness of Adunni a culturally appropriate video developed to dispel myths and misconceptions ass...

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Glavni autori: Bankole, Olubunmi, Lawal, Folake, Ibiyemi, Olushola
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Izdano: International Association for Dental Research (Nigeria Division) 2024
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Lawal, Folake
Ibiyemi, Olushola
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description ABSTRACT Objective: Innovative ways are imperative to dispel myths and misconception about natal teeth in rural communities and improve maternal and child health. The aim of the study was to test effectiveness of Adunni a culturally appropriate video developed to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural community.   Methods: This intervention study was conducted among 44 mothers attending the immunization clinic of a rural Nigerian community. The intervention was Adunni, a 28-minute culturally appropriate video developed in Yoruba language. The video was shown to mothers and a 16-item questionnaire used to assess knowledge regarding natal teeth pre- and at three weeks post-intervention. A score of one was allotted to each correct response to questions and zero for wrong answers. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS.  Results: The mean age of participants was 28.6±8.2 years. There was improvement in knowledge of reasons for natal teeth from 22(50.0%) participants stating it is an evil and 16(36.4) as individual variation pre-intervention to 3(6.8%) and 41(93.2%) respectively post intervention (p<0.001). Overall, pre-intervention knowledge score ranged from 0–7 (mean score=2.4±2.0,95%CI=1.8–3.0) while post intervention score ranged from 1–7 (mean score=5.3±1.8,95%CI=4.7–5.8). There was a statistically significant difference between pre-and post-intervention scores (mean difference=2.9±2.4,95%CI =2.1–3.6,t=7.683,p<0.001).  Cohen’s d was 1.2. Conclusion: We found that Adunni, a videotape on dispelling myths and misconception of natal teeth, significantly improved knowledge of causes and intended practices of participants in a rural community towards infants with natal teeth with a good effect size.
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spelling oai:ojs2.ajoh.oauife.edu.ng:article-1042024-03-20T06:41:53Z Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community Bankole, Olubunmi Lawal, Folake Ibiyemi, Olushola ABSTRACT Objective: Innovative ways are imperative to dispel myths and misconception about natal teeth in rural communities and improve maternal and child health. The aim of the study was to test effectiveness of Adunni a culturally appropriate video developed to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural community.   Methods: This intervention study was conducted among 44 mothers attending the immunization clinic of a rural Nigerian community. The intervention was Adunni, a 28-minute culturally appropriate video developed in Yoruba language. The video was shown to mothers and a 16-item questionnaire used to assess knowledge regarding natal teeth pre- and at three weeks post-intervention. A score of one was allotted to each correct response to questions and zero for wrong answers. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS.  Results: The mean age of participants was 28.6±8.2 years. There was improvement in knowledge of reasons for natal teeth from 22(50.0%) participants stating it is an evil and 16(36.4) as individual variation pre-intervention to 3(6.8%) and 41(93.2%) respectively post intervention (p<0.001). Overall, pre-intervention knowledge score ranged from 0–7 (mean score=2.4±2.0,95%CI=1.8–3.0) while post intervention score ranged from 1–7 (mean score=5.3±1.8,95%CI=4.7–5.8). There was a statistically significant difference between pre-and post-intervention scores (mean difference=2.9±2.4,95%CI =2.1–3.6,t=7.683,p<0.001).  Cohen’s d was 1.2. Conclusion: We found that Adunni, a videotape on dispelling myths and misconception of natal teeth, significantly improved knowledge of causes and intended practices of participants in a rural community towards infants with natal teeth with a good effect size. International Association for Dental Research (Nigeria Division) 2024-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://ajoh.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ajoh/article/view/104 African Journal of Oral Health; Vol 11 No 2 (2022): Vol 11 issue 2; 1-9 0189-5710 0189-5710 eng https://ajoh.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ajoh/article/view/104/51 Copyright (c) 2024 African Journal of Oral Health
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title Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community
title_full Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community
title_fullStr Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community
title_short Effectiveness of an oral health education video to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with natal teeth in a rural Nigerian community
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url https://ajoh.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ajoh/article/view/104
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