ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The study is on oral health education and primary school children in Zaria Local Government
Area, Kaduna State. This study will help policy makers, governmental agencies such as
ministries of Education and health, as well as non-governmental agencies like UNICEF, and
world bank to work in synergy in making policies towards building of more dental facilities,
employment of more dental personnel, and introduction of health education in our primary and
secondary school curriculum. The major findings of the study are; the knowledge of students
towards oral health education is very low, the attitude of students concerning oral health
education is very poor, poor oral health was significantly associated with increased odds of poor
academic performance. Its recommended that; national and State hospitals should embark on
enlightenment campaign to educate the people more on oral health, the government should
include dental health education in the school curriculum at all levels, the government should
provide more dental facilities and employ more dental professionals for aggressive
enlightenment at all levels of government.
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