دورية أكاديمية

Nigeria's street children, epitome of oral health disparity and inequality.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Nigeria's street children, epitome of oral health disparity and inequality.
المؤلفون: Idowu EA; Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria., Nwhator SO; Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Afolabi AO; Departement of Dental Services Federal Medical Centre Owo, Ondo State. Nigeria.; Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
المصدر: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2020 Jun 09; Vol. 36, pp. 77. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 09 (Print Publication: 2020).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Health Status Disparities*, Homeless Youth/*statistics & numerical data , Oral Health/*statistics & numerical data , Oral Hygiene/*statistics & numerical data, Adolescent ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Educational Status ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nigeria ; Parents ; Social Class ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Students/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires
مستخلص: Introduction: it has been close to four years since the authors highlighted the total neglect of the oral health of street children in the Journal of Public Health Policy. Since then, the authorities appear to have simply turned the blind eye making this follow-up imperative. This follow-up report specifically examines the resultant oral health disparity between Nigeria's street children and Private, fee-paying secondary school students in Northern Nigeria.
Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional comparative survey of randomly selected 12-14 years old street children (children of Quranic informal educational institutions) in Northern Nigeria while fee paying, private secondary school children served as controls. A simple close-ended questionnaire translated into Hausa language was used to assess oral health knowledge and the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index used to categorize oral hygiene status of the participants.
Results: the mean age (SD) of the participating street children was 12.7 (0.86) while that of the private secondary school students (PSSS) was 13.05 (0.96). The majority (89%) of parents of street children compared with that (7%) of parents of students of private secondary schools had no western education. Only 6% of street children compared with 90% of PSSS cleaned their teeth for the right reasons. Only 5% of street children compared with 90% of private secondary school students used a fluoride-containing toothpaste. Though both groups of children have poor knowledge (street children 3%, private secondary school students 16%) on the use of dental floss, the mean oral hygiene score (SD) for street children was 4.42 (0.85) compared with 1.90 (0.09) for private secondary school students. There were striking differences in knowledge and practice with only 4% of street children compared with 69% of PSSS with knowledge about fluoride and its use (p < 0.0005). Also, 2% of street children compared with 40% of PSSS were aware of the benefits of regular dental visits. Sixty five (65%) of street children used finger and water only for tooth cleaning, none of the secondary school students practiced this (p = 0.0005).
Conclusion: there is disparity in oral health practice between Nigeria's street children and private secondary school children. This disparity may be attributed to lack of western education and socio-economic status.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(© Enoch Abiodun Idowu et al.)
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Almajiri; Street children; disparity; oral health awareness
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20200811 Date Completed: 20201230 Latest Revision: 20240329
رمز التحديث: 20240329
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC7386269
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.77.20404
PMID: 32774636
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.77.20404