Abstract
Objectives: We sought to assess the impact of educational intervention on female junior high school students’ perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy regarding oral and dental health. Methods: We recruited 100 female junior high school students (50 in intervention and 50 in control group) from Falavarjan city using multistage random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data about study variables. Students in the intervention group attended five 90-minute sessions designed to teach the students about dental hygiene. Results: We found no significant difference between the two groups with respect to the preintervention mean scores of knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and self-efficacy (p > 0.050). The postintervention mean scores in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.050). Conclusions: Training plans with particular behavioral goals and good instructional strategies can be useful in empowering students toward dental health.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2018.77
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Ghorbani, B., Shahnazi, H., & Hassanzadeh, A. (2018). Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.77
MLA 9
Ghorbani, Behnam, et al. "Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Oman Medical Journal, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.77.
Chicago (author–date)
Ghorbani, Behnam, Hossein Shahnazi, and Akbar Hassanzadeh. 2018. "Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.77.
Harvard
Ghorbani, B., Shahnazi, H. and Hassanzadeh, A. (2018) 'Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.77.
Vancouver
Ghorbani B, Shahnazi H, Hassanzadeh A. Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Oman Medical Journal. 2018. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.77
IEEE
B. Ghorbani, H. Shahnazi, and A. Hassanzadeh, "Improving Student’s Self-Efficacy and Perceived Susceptibility Toward Oral and Dental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial," Oman Medical Journal, 2018, doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.77.